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http://press.princeton.edu/catalogs/series/kierkegaard%27s-writings.html

>>9417968
I want full text not where to shop for physical books lol

http://bookzz.org/s/?q=kierkegaard+journal&yearFrom=&yearTo=&language=&extension=&t=0 all you need from SAK desu

>>9417840
I feel that the Waste Land is a more accurate depiction of myselves

No.

Damn dude, you're a serious fag.

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>>9417840

>tfw read the poem a few times and have no idea what the fuck it's about

>>9417751
I've never read Hoolbeque, but he looks exactly like my mother.

>>9417751
he's not that good

>>9417911
I hope your father looks like Keanu Reeves or Justin Bieber, cuz otherwise your aesthetic potential seems grim.

I pity the OP

i pity the fool

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Stop caring

'Candor is the only wile' --Emily Dickinson.
With what should I begin, anon? A noose?

>>9417708
I haven't read her but now i wanna!

That quote is really astute.

>>9417619
I liked Joe Hill. Try Heart Shaped Box.

Most of Matheson's stuff is good. I Am Legend, Hell House, etc.

>>9417659
Joe Hill is Stephen Kong's son, so he has great expectations

>>9417611
I manipulate people because I'm afraid of being manipulated by others.

>>9417626
Which means you're already manipulated.

The Ascetic Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian

>>9417585
What? Surely it's set in a fictional world.

>>9417595
Yeah but how come we assume it is a world that looks like the year 1200

Tolkien said it was the ancient Earth, it's set in a mythological past of our own world.

>>9417541
Which translation did you read?

Off topic, but I barely glanced at the image before reading the post and I thought OP was talking about The Giving Tree

>prove me wrong

Fuck off to >>>/pol/ autismo

No thanks, I ordered a copy and want to read it for myself.

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OP here. The book is written in second-person and is addressed to a fictional friend who committed suicide at the age of 25.

__________

On suicide and silence

>"Since you seldom spoke, you were rarely wrong. You seldom spoke because you seldom went out. If you did go out, you listened and watched. Now, since you no longer speak, you will always be right. In truth, you do still speak: through those, like me, who bring you back to life and interrogate you. We hear your responses and admire their wisdom. If the facts turn out to contradict your counsel, we blame ourselves for having misinterpreted you. Yours are the truths, ours are the errors."
__________

On the suicide's life as a form of ruin

>"A ruin is an accidental aesthetic object. If it becomes beautiful, this was certainly not the intention. A ruin is not constructed or maintained. The tendency of a ruin is to crumble down into a heap. The most beautiful parts remain standing despite their wear and tear. The memory of you is what stays up, your body what subsides."

__________

On the suicide's life as a hypothesis

>"Your life was a hypothesis. Those who die old are made of the past. Thinking of them, one thinks of what they have done. Thinking of you, one thinks of what you could have become. You were, and will remain, made up of possibilities."

__________

These quotes make me want to buy that book, read it on a gray and rainy day, and silently weep.
solid 10/10

>>9417462
Unironically the Greeks

Phaedo

The stranger?

Terry Pratchett

"my gf's mom is a slut
ok i've always heard of a slutty mom but i've never had to deal with one till now.

my gf and i have been planning a huge party tomorrow (well today in like 6 minutes) for awhile now. its a costume party and i'll be dressed as jesus (for some reason i look like john lennon w/ it on) and my gf is dressing up basically in nothing like every other chick so it should be fun anyway back to the story.... she gives me a call and tells me that her mom asked if she could use my apartment to meet up w/ some guy and fuck there so that her husband won't find out. i was at a loss for words.... i mean come on no wonder shes been married 4 times (twice to the same dude) she has kids from 4 differrent dads (one was from an affair and she tried covering it up as her husbands kid) im glad that my girl (we've been together almost 3 years now) is no way shape or form like her mother in everyway but damn this lady needs help. its even worse b/c she has told her younger daughters that marriage is not supposed to only be between 2 people and that cheating is ok if it feels ok.....wow how the hell does someone get like this? abuse? from what i know thats not the case.... did i also mention that shes a professional body builder? can't make that up.... im trying to find a way to confront her about these things but i can't seem to figure ok how... make sure you thank a veteran everyday, its because of them that you can have a happy life

>>9417376
The weather channel lied again.

>>9417460
go on

This thread now has a reply so you feel compelled to participate in it

What makes something philosophical? For instance, compare the difference between "we had a discussion about apples" to "we had a philosophical discussion about apples". What would be different about the latter discussion to make it philosophical? What would the first discussion lack?

Will keeping a journal help me with my writing?
Are dreams a valid inspiration for writing?

There's nothing worth reading by him. You should see the plays live and sonnets are too faggy even for most outrageous homosexuals like yourself.

>>9417342
Timon of Athens. A lot of his plays are bad, but that's in comparison to his best ones.

>>9417342
King John
Henry VIII

>>9417337
I remember this thread. What kind of answers are you looking for?

>>9417337
Liquor is supposed to be really good tho.

Oldfag here
We used to read poppy z brite novels when we ran out of Anne rice books back in the 90's. Lazarus has a really good ending. Worth the read. Poppy started with goth vampire stuff then slowly transitioned to just gay literature. (Value of x, liquor). After poppy, I drifted over to Caitlin r keirnan. Silk was alright (goth kids fuck with some lovecraftian shit and get pwned) murder of angels was ok.