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“Under this mask, another mask. I will never be finished removing all these faces.”
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“If there is horror, it is for those who speak indifferently of the next war. If there is hate, it is for hateful qualities, not nations. If there is love, it is because this alone kept me alive.”
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“Realities disguised as symbols are, for me, new realities that are immeasurably preferable. I make an effort to take them at their word. To grasp, to carry out the diktat of images to the letter.”
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“If I vibrate with vibrations other than yours, must you conclude that my flesh is insensitive?”
― Héroïnes
― Héroïnes
“Individualism? Narcissism? Of course. It is my strongest tendency, the only intentional constancy [fidelity] I am capable of.... Besides, I am lying; I scatter myself too much for that.”
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“Accept it, I am this malleable clay. You can shape me as you wish into innumerable forms: everything will resemble me.”
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“Mademoiselle Claude Cahun has inherited a state of torment so richly productive that one should not wish her rid of it.”
― Claude Cahun: Cancelled Confessions
― Claude Cahun: Cancelled Confessions
“Late season fruits.
The blood orange has its admirer, who suck it smugly. Cooks stalk it; they’d like to put it in some tartare sauce. However, some, like me, turn their noses up. In silence they mould bits of bread into balls, delighting in their work, then chuck them in God’s face.”
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The blood orange has its admirer, who suck it smugly. Cooks stalk it; they’d like to put it in some tartare sauce. However, some, like me, turn their noses up. In silence they mould bits of bread into balls, delighting in their work, then chuck them in God’s face.”
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“The four-leaf clover, the five-legged calf, the star with the six points.”
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