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>depending on publisher's whims
>being a translation pleb
kys yourself senpai

>>9213274
Cormacs sciencey book
And his book that has a woman in it.
They might be the same book I'm not sure.
Science and women dont seem to go together though.

>>9213286
>I know every language

bamp

>>9213031
iirc he goes in to ask for a candle on credit (he won't allow himself to ask for food on credit since food wouldn't help him get his work done/get paid). He is mistakenly given someone else's change.
He buys some food, feels guilty, gives the money to a poor person and goes back to confess to the shop-boy.

>>9213665
Damn this book sounds dumb as fuck.

>>9212922
sounds like me, and it's stupid fucking advice

>>9212924
I rather think it was some rome stoic philosopher

>>9212940
but anon i am a stoic roman emperor. i'm just taking a break from having some pirates burned alive For Justice and dutifully fucking my sister

shit was cash btw

Da ass was fat

there is a moment in the act of turning away when the three quarter image of the object will linger, seeming to burn into the sight and fill the heart with an irrevocable sense of loss. It is a tender and beautiful moment, and I see her hips as they spin away from me and her dark hand reaching back to hold her back. There are moments of anguish in which I think I am already alone and cursed to wander the land.

"BRRRAAAAAAAAAPPPPPPPP"

- James Joyce

>>9212345
>tfw you're not strong enough to dog ear your e-reader

>>9212356
>e-reader
PLEB

I use a bookmark because I'm not a savage.

>>9212091
yes. practice in front of a mirror by overly mimicking the language. studying phonetics also helps. repeat until you think its perfect

>>9212091
speech isn't complicated.
it's really just enunciation and pitch control. you can do as >>9212112 says but you'll sound forced. if you want to understand the emotional content within the accent you have to interact with the people. watching movies in that language could help somewhat.

maybe find some friends there to skype? helped me

it depends on who you discuss them with. if you want to have this conversation for prestigious reasons and to impress your vis a vis or bystanders, yes, it will always sound cringy and pretentious. but if you have them with someone you are comforable with and it's about finding common ground or discovering new (to the individuals) thoughts, this can be very bonding. i do it regularly with my dad. and none of us would ever do something as awkwards as name dropping. we try to interweave the ideas we both have and maybe learn a thing or two in the process. it's never intentional. it just happens if the time is right. those discussions can stretch over hours. we usually lead them whilst doing other stuff, like cooking dinner or doing the wash-up. pretty comfy honestly

Depends if you're asking about online or offline.

Online: yes but incredibly rarely and doesn't last long
Offline: never, people instantly retract

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>>9212039

take some shrooms with a friend or two and ramble about what you're interested in or what moves you. if you sound pseud so be it. just be in the moment and stop being so hard on yourself.

the qur'an

the qur'an

>>9211891
>>9211893
are you a muslim or do you just believe its well written? Why is it better than the Bible?

they each have their value. neither is pretentious unless YOU are

>>9211876
>they each have their value
>doesn't list reasons

>>9211885
ereader:
pro's
>you can store a shitload of books on them and always have them with you
>you can read in the dark without additional lamps and shit
>if you want a book, you can download it in an instant and start reading
>you can search the books
>you can download dictionairs and translators and usem them quicker than physically search trough them
>ebooks usually cost less than their physical copies
>you even do something for the environement by saving paper
>you can read on different devices (pc, ereader, phone). this way you almost always will be able to get to your books somehow

con's
>they can run out of battery

real books:

pro's
>there isn't a screen shining in your face whilst reading
>infinite battery
>you can hand them down once you finished them
>you can display them on your shelf and feel superior to the people visiting you
>you can find cheap used ones
>some smell nice
>it's less finicky to hold a real book than an ereader

con's
>heavy
>take up a lot of space
>new ones cost more than their ebook siblings
>depending on where you live and what you want, it can take a while till they arrive and you can start reading
>you can't read on different devices. if you forgot your book, you're fucked


i'm sure there's more, but that'll do pig

it's fucking great

>>9211831
>>9211846

Which translation do you think is the best? I have a feeling we're probably going to be working with P&V (we're reading their translations for Tolstoy right now).

>>9211856

P&V is true to the language but sounds a bit clunky in English honestly

there is no translation that's perfect - read it in the original language. P&V comes quite close though

>>9211694
She was Jewish though, so she was smarter and more eloquent than you were at that age

>>9211694
It was co-authored by Otto Frank, Anne’s father, after the war.

having some real problems lets you mature quiet quickly

>>9211567
>vice

immediately closed the tab, none of that bourgeois nonsense for this guy

>>9211572
he's incredibly well-spoken

>>9211567
>reading list
>mentions only one and a half books
boy, vice is sure putting out quality content

Clive Barker, "The History of the Devil".

"Do you want to put those sticks down?"

>>9211078
What's wrong with you Anon, why did you completely miss out opera!

"True West" by Sam Shepard

Not that, even if it weren't for the Gaddis influence here.

>>9211071
>self improvement
man, aren't you spooked

>>9211071

The only "self help" books you'll ever need:
>Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
>Letters From a Stoic by Seneca
>Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu