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The notion of the isolated image blasted out of the continuum of history is important within Benjamin’s philosophy of history, reflecting one of his most interesting preoccupations and claims: that the past is constructed by the present,
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“I shut my eyes and she was again the same as she used to be: she was the hiss of steam, the clink of a cup, she was a certain hour of the night and the promise of rest.”
― The Quiet American
― The Quiet American
“Innocence always calls mutely for protection when we would be so much wiser to guard ourselves against it: innocence is like a dumb leper who has lost his bell, wandering the world, meaning no harm.”
― The Quiet American
― The Quiet American
“It is important to bear in mind that political campaigns are designed by the same people who sell toothpaste and cars.”
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“Time was a wave, almost cruel in its relentlessness as it whisked her life downstream, a life she had to constantly strain to keep from breaking apart.”
― The Vegetarian
― The Vegetarian
“Talent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hits a target no one else can see.”
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Anatole’s 2025 Year in Books
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