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An important aspect of the Seimei boom is that there is no central narrative or story that is the object of interest and repetition. Culture producers rummage around in old folktales and histories of the Heian era for ideas about Seimei
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“Moral certainty is always a sign of cultural inferiority. The more uncivilized the man, the surer he is that he knows precisely what is right and what is wrong. All human progress, even in morals, has been the work of men who have doubted the current moral values, not of men who have whooped them up and tried to enforce them. The truly civilized man is always skeptical and tolerant, in this field as in all others. His culture is based on "I am not too sure.”
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“We are our choices.”
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“The past is never dead. It's not even past.”
― Requiem for a Nun
― Requiem for a Nun
“Man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, he is responsible for everything he does.
It is up to you to give [life] a meaning.”
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It is up to you to give [life] a meaning.”
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“If you're lonely when you're alone, you're in bad company.”
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Genet to Cooper - Dark Literature 1920 to Today
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Devoted to reading and discussing a range of dark and perverse literature from the early 20th century to today. Some writers that interest me are Gene ...more
Transgressive Fiction
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wikipedia: "Transgressive fiction is a genre of literature that focuses on characters who feel confined by the norms and expectations of society and w ...more
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