Everyone loves a good ghost story. Well, almost everyone. While the Western storytelling tradition certainly has its fair share of macabre tales, the Japanese folklore tradition is especially populated with Yokai—monsters and spirits with a bewitching presence that...
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The King and the Cleaning Boy
Once upon a time there was a king. A king without any children whose wife passed away. Ruler of a great kingdom, he enjoyed his time during his reign until he started getting old and wanted to retire. He was a very generous, fair and just king. In this same spirit of...
20 Inspirational Quotes from The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho is a powerful novel about following your heart and dreams to fulfill your destiny. Having been translated into more than 70 languages world-wide, it's one of the best selling books of all time. The story is about the life and journey of a...
10 Beautiful Love Quotes by Victor Hugo
Victor Marie Hugo was born in February 26, 1802 in the French city of Besançon. He was the son of Joseph Léopold Sigisbert Hugo, a major and later general of Napoleon's army and Sophie Françoise Trébuchet. After his parents divorced, Hugo was raised by his mother. At...
12 Insightful Quotes on Love by Leo Tolstoy
With "Anna Karenina" and "War and Peace", Leo Tolstoy made his mark on the history of literature, and his own life story was just as as dramatic as his works. Though it is more than 100 years since the Russian writer died, sick and unhappy at a railway station, his...
25 Love Quotes by Pablo Neruda that will Enlighten Your Soul
Pablo Neruda was a Chilean poet, writer, diplomat and politician. Born in 1904 he showed an aptitude for poetry and writing early, as he at the age of 13 wrote his first work "La Mañana", which was published in the local newspaper in the village Parral. Pablo Neruda...