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Curse Be On You

Story Title: Curse Be On You Genre: Fiction Characters: Ashfaq, Faizan, Waqar, Mrs.Ashfaq “Astaghfirullah… Astaghfirullah, (I seek...
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What is Minimalism? The Philosophy, The Trend, and The...

Many ask: What is minimalism? Is minimalism a fad? Is it just a passing...
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Wuthering Heights Quotes By Emily Brontë

“I have not broken your heart—you have broken it; and in breaking it, you...
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Why can’t I help the person I love? Let...

I am sure you might have heard this sentence at least once in your...
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The Metamorphosis quotes by Franz Kafka

“I cannot make you understand. I cannot make anyone understand what is happening inside...
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Great Expectations Quotes by Charles Dickens

“I loved her against reason, against promise, against peace, against hope, against happiness, against...
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The Bastard of Istanbul Quotes by Elif Shafak

“Either grant me the bliss of the ignorant or give me the strength to...
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The Pearl Quotes by John Steinbeck

“For it is said that humans are never satisfied, that you give them one...
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A Deep Short Poem About Grief and Loss: Where...

A Deep Short Poem About Grief and Loss: Where "Us" Went to Die  It is...

Best Short Poem on Life and Death: On a...

Best Short Poem on Life and Death: On a Dusky June Life and death appear...

A Short Sad Poem: I Looked For You in...

This short sad poem comes from the realization: When we are so desperate to...

The Best Poem on Resilience: The Bird of Dedication

Life tests us in ways that emotions or words fail to capture. Some days...

Long Day’s Journey into Night Quotes

“The past is the present, isn’t it? It’s the future too.” -Long Day’s Journey Into...

Men Without Women Review

Title: Men Without Women Author: Haruki Murakami Narration: Mostly First-person omniscient Original Language: Japanese (translated into English by...

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Welcome to The Filza, a space where literature is treated not as escape, but as inquiry. From world literature and the poetics of resistance to the quiet beauty of a perfect sentence, this is for those who read slowly and think deeply. It is a space for the reader who carries a pen in hand, believing that reading is a form of thinking and a way to be seen.