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Archive for May, 2008

A Cynic’s Guide to Life

Expectation is the root of disappointment and sorrow. So take things as they are. Go with the world’s pace.
Life unfolds without logic. It is vain and whimsical. It cannot be relied upon.
There is no meaning. It is invented. If you need meaning, then make one up that you believe in, but never forget that meaning [...]

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The library is a sanctuary. The quiet. The lighting. The company of silent but almost imperceptibly sentient knowledge sleeping, snoring in the pages of both ancient and modern books. But when I am in the library, and I’m walking with my long strides through the narrow spaces between shelves upon shelves of interesting titles appearing [...]

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What I like about the collaborative works of Youn In-Wan and Yang Kyung-Il is that you can rely on both the quality of its illustration the uniqueness of plot. Their stories are often derived from Korean folklore, which is reflective of the artists’ nationality. I’m not Korean but I appreciate the creative and inventive recreation [...]

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