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"The best part is when Napoleon stumbles into the wounded Prince Andrei at Austerlitz . Andrei looks at the sky and all earthly ambitions seem pointless in the face of the vastness of existence." — Mar 25, 2024 11:53PM
"The best part is when Napoleon stumbles into the wounded Prince Andrei at Austerlitz . Andrei looks at the sky and all earthly ambitions seem pointless in the face of the vastness of existence." — Mar 25, 2024 11:53PM
“Do stuff. be clenched, curious. Not waiting for inspiration's shove or society's kiss on your forehead. Pay attention. It's all about paying attention. attention is vitality. It connects you with others. It makes you eager. stay eager.”
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“When I was a child, when I was an adolescent, books saved me from despair: that convinced me that culture was the highest of values[...].”
― The Woman Destroyed
― The Woman Destroyed
“Inverted totalitarianism, unlike classical totalitarianism, does not revolve around a demagogue or charismatic leader. It finds expression in the anonymity of the Corporate State. It purports to cherish democracy, patriotism, and the Constitution while manipulating internal levers.”
― Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle
― Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle
“There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love. When we are afraid, we pull back from life. When we are in love, we open to all that life has to offer with passion, excitement, and acceptance. We need to learn to love ourselves first, in all our glory and our imperfections. If we cannot love ourselves, we cannot fully open to our ability to love others or our potential to create. Evolution and all hopes for a better world rest in the fearlessness and open-hearted vision of people who embrace life.”
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“[...]the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes “Awww!”
― On the Road
― On the Road
Classics Without All the Class
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About Sartre, Camus, Proust, Hugo etc.
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