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The Director

by Daniel Kehlmann

bookshelves: contemporary, fiction, german, historical-fiction, in-translation, sitting-around-somewhere, war-and-revolt, currently-reading

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The Middle East and Islamic World Reader

by Marvin E. Gettleman

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The Short Story of Queer Art: A Pocket Guide to Key Movements, Works, Themes & Breakthroughs

by Dawn Hoskin

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“Conditioned by the position of oppressing others, any situation other than their former seems to them like oppression. Formerly, they could eat, dress, wear shoes, be educated, travel, and hear Beethoven; while millions did not eat, had no clothes or shoes, neither studied nor traveled, much less listened to Beethoven.”
― Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed

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“Love is the ultimate outlaw. It just won't adhere to any rules. The most any of us can do is to sign on as its accomplice. Instead of vowing to honor and obey, maybe we should swear to aid and abet. That would mean that security is out of the question. The words "make" and "stay" become inappropriate. My love for you has no strings attached. I love you for free.”
― Tom Robbins, Still Life with Woodpecker

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