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Our internal difficulties, tribal war and the nuclei of political opposition seemed to have been accidentally concentrated in the regions with our richest mineral and power resources.
“We know more than we think we do, a lot more than we can articulate.”
― Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder
― Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder
“he said my name as if it meant something all its own—a spell.”
― The Seven Year Slip
― The Seven Year Slip
“[Speaking with John McWhorter]
I take umbrage at the lionisation of lightweight, empty-suited, empty-headed motherfuckers like Ibram X. Kendi. Who couldn't carry my book bag. He hasn't read a fucking thing. If you ask him what Nietzsche said, he would have no idea. He's an unserious, superficial, empty-suited, lightweight - he's not our equal, not even close.”
―
I take umbrage at the lionisation of lightweight, empty-suited, empty-headed motherfuckers like Ibram X. Kendi. Who couldn't carry my book bag. He hasn't read a fucking thing. If you ask him what Nietzsche said, he would have no idea. He's an unserious, superficial, empty-suited, lightweight - he's not our equal, not even close.”
―
“the passing decades have taught me that political elites and cultural elites are doing far more damage than the market elites could ever get away with doing.”
― Barbarians inside the Gates and Other Controversial Essays
― Barbarians inside the Gates and Other Controversial Essays
“I loved how a book, a story, a set of words in a sentence organized in the exact right order, made you miss places you’ve never visited, and people you’ve never met.”
― The Seven Year Slip
― The Seven Year Slip
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