Art can only progress towards its own self-annihilation.
“The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which means never losing your enthusiasm.”
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“We live in the flicker -- may it last as long as the old earth keeps rolling! But darkness was here yesterday.”
― Heart of Darkness
― Heart of Darkness
“Never shall I forget that night, the first night in camp, which has turned my life into one long night, seven times cursed and seven times sealed....Never shall I forget those moments which murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to dust. Never shall I forget these things, even if I am condemned to live as long as God Himself. Never.”
― Night
― Night
“Despite the fact nonwhite people are disproportionately the victims of crime, the criminal justice system as a whole is disproportionately built on the emotional foundation of white fear. But then, that isn’t surprising. American history is the story of white fear, of the constant violent impulses it produces and the management and ordering of those impulses. White fear keeps the citizens of the Nation wary of the Colony, and fuels their desire to keep it separate.”
― A Colony in a Nation
― A Colony in a Nation
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