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In any war, there are factions: those wanting peace, those wanting more war for a myriad of reasons, and those whose desires transcend either. And this is a war with many sides, not just two.
“Monster, I do smell all horse piss, at which
my nose is in great indignation. (IV, 1, lines 223-224)”
― The Tempest
my nose is in great indignation. (IV, 1, lines 223-224)”
― The Tempest
“What does it mean, anyway, to 'retract' what you've said? How can anyone state categorically that a thought he once had is no longer valid? In modern times a thought can be refuted, yes, but not retracted. (p. 179)”
― The Unbearable Lightness of Being
― The Unbearable Lightness of Being
“People always seem to band together in accordance to a principle that has nothing to do with love, a principle that releases them from personal responsibility”
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― The Fire Next Time
“If she couldn't love her fourteen-year-old schoolboy, she could at least love cubism. p. 91”
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“There is no intellectual exercise which is not ultimately useless.”
― Ficciones
― Ficciones
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