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There is nothing more fun than being young and judgmental.
“Before we are forgotten, we will be turned into kitsch. Kitsch is the stopover between being and oblivion.”
― The Unbearable Lightness of Being
― The Unbearable Lightness of Being
“That’s one reason why today meeting in bars or in the neighborhood is far less common among LGBT couples than it used to be, and why nearly 70 percent of LGBT couples meet online. (BLT couples—bacon, lettuce, and tomato couples—are inanimate objects and are not engaging in romantic pursuits.)”
― Modern Romance: An Investigation
― Modern Romance: An Investigation
“Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent”
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“There is in every village a torch - the teacher; and an extinguisher - the priest.”
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“Kitsch" is a German word born in the middle of the sentimental nineteenth century, and from German is entered all Western languages. Repeated use, however, has obliterated its original metaphysical meaning: kitsch is the absolute denial of shit, in both the literal and figurative sense of the word; kitsch excludes everything from its purview which is essentially unacceptable in human existence.”
― The Unbearable Lightness of Being
― The Unbearable Lightness of Being
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