One Thousand and One Nights
Into your eyes I looked recently, O life! And into the unfathomable I then seemed to be sinking. But you pulled me out with a golden fishing rod; and you laughed mockingly when I called you unfathomable. “Thus runs the speech of all fish,” you said; “what they do not fathom is unfathomable. But I am merely changeable and wild and a woman in every w
... See moreFriedrich Nietzsche • The Portable Nietzsche (Portable Library)
They were very entertaining—it was like watching magic tricks. Both she and Camilla talked about their husbands the way we talked about the sisters at school, revealing how cleverly they’d deceived them, even if they had innocent motives such as buying a dress or choosing where to spend a vacation. Giacinta claimed she’d managed to make her husband
... See moreAnn Goldstein • Forbidden Notebook
la meilleure amie d’une autre jeune femme, mariée celle-là, s’en vient vivre avec eux, et puis, à son insu, en toute innocence, mais sans merci, entreprend d’épouser le mari. Quand ce dernier est un écrivain occupé une bonne partie de la journée à une tâche difficile, et n’est donc pas pour sa femme un compagnon ou un partenaire digne de ce nom, l’
... See moreMarc Saporta • Paris est une fête (French Edition)
