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Seven Sins
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Worrying about the opinion of someone who had been dead for over fifteen years wasn’t going to get him anywhere.
“How readily and thinly we procure these fictional selves, deceiving the world and what we might have become if only we hadn't got in the way, if only we had waited to see what might have become of us.”
― In the Country of Men
― In the Country of Men
“I have not survived this long by confusing courage with foolishness. People may call my kind sea rats, but let me tell you ,rats know when to fucking run.”
― The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi
― The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi
“Words were different when they lived inside of you.”
― Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
― Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
“That's just what translation is, I think. That's all speaking is. Listening to the other and trying to see past your own biases to glimpse what they're trying to say. Showing yourself to the world, and hoping someone else understands.”
― Babel
― Babel
“I’m caught between my desire to understand and my desire to appear as though I already understand”
― If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English
― If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English
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