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“Though this be madness, yet there is method in't.”
― Hamlet
― Hamlet
“Socchiusi gli occhi, sto
supino nel trifoglio,
e vedo un quadrifoglio
che non raccoglierò [....]
Socchiudo gli occhi, estranio
ai casi della vita.
Sento fra le mie dita
la forma del mio cranio:
ma dunque, esisto! O strano!
vive fra il Tutto e il Niente
quella cosa vivente
detta guidogozzano!”
―
supino nel trifoglio,
e vedo un quadrifoglio
che non raccoglierò [....]
Socchiudo gli occhi, estranio
ai casi della vita.
Sento fra le mie dita
la forma del mio cranio:
ma dunque, esisto! O strano!
vive fra il Tutto e il Niente
quella cosa vivente
detta guidogozzano!”
―
“I don't think we have any alternative other than remaining optimistic. Optimism is an absolute necessity, even if it's only optimism of the will, as Gramsci said, and pessimism of the intellect.”
― Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement
― Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement
“Animal' is a category that we shove certain bodies into when we want to justify violence against them, which is why animal liberation should concern all who are minoritized. As long as animals are oppressed, as long as 'animal' means something degrading, we will never be set free.”
― Aphro-ism: Essays on Pop Culture, Feminism, and Black Veganism from Two Sisters
― Aphro-ism: Essays on Pop Culture, Feminism, and Black Veganism from Two Sisters
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