Curiosity is the Spice of Life
RKS Chinese Literature: Hardships of the Sing Song Girls (Shen Fu)
Tsui-ku told me of their life of constantly welcoming new guests and seeing off old ones. When unhappy they still had to laugh loudly, and when they could not stand the taste of wine they still had to drink a great deal; when sick they still had to entertain guests, and when their throats hurt…
RKS Literature: Returning to London from Kurtz and the Jungle (Joseph Conrad)
I found myself back in the sepulchral city resenting the sight of people hurrying through the streets to filch a little money from each other, to devour their infamous cookery, to gulp their unwholesome beer, to dream their insignificant and silly dreams. They trespassed on my thoughts. They were intruders whose knowledge of life was…
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