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There is really nothing more to say—except why. But since why is difficult to handle, one must take refuge in how.
“I ask the reader- is there any reason to believe that these idiots will fail to blow up the world?
The answer is: Only by accident will the present power elite, in this country and others, fail to blow up the world.”
― Young Adults
The answer is: Only by accident will the present power elite, in this country and others, fail to blow up the world.”
― Young Adults
“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 How can anyone state categorically that a thought he once had is no longer valid?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
“Colour is not a human or a personal reality; it is a political reality.”
― The Fire Next Time
― The Fire Next Time
“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. (p. 81)”
― The Fire Next Time
― The Fire Next Time
“What I mean is," Robert said nervously, "the whole idea of The Wave is that the people in it have to support it. If we're really a community, we all have to agree.”
― The Wave
― The Wave
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