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“There are certain memories that remain inviolate to the ravages of time. And to those of suffering. It is not true that everything is colored by time and suffering. It is not true that they bring everything to ruin.”
― 흰
― 흰
“The function of philosophy is to corrupt the youth, to alienate (or, rather, 'extraneate' in the sense of Brecht's verfremden) them from the predominant ideologico-political order, to sow radical doubts and enable them to think autonomously.”
― Like A Thief In Broad Daylight: Power in the Era of Post-Human Capitalism
― Like A Thief In Broad Daylight: Power in the Era of Post-Human Capitalism
“If anyone comes to the gates of poetry and expects to become an adequate poet by acquiring expert knowledge of the subject without the Muses' madness, he will fail, and his self-controlled verses will be eclipsed by the poetry of men who have been driven out of their minds.”
― Phaedrus
― Phaedrus
“When I first opened this book and saw all those scholarly footnotes, my heart leapt up as though I saw a host of golden daffodils.”
― The Novel: An Alternative History, 1600-1800
― The Novel: An Alternative History, 1600-1800
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Hendrik’s 2025 Year in Books
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