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“I do not know much. But there are certain advantages in not knowing. Like virgin territory, the mind is free of preconceptions. Everything I do not know forms the greater part of me: This is my largesse. And with this I understand everything. The things I do not know constitute my truth.”
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“To get along with God,
Consider the consequences of your behavior.
Earthseed: The Books of the Living”
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Consider the consequences of your behavior.
Earthseed: The Books of the Living”
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“I only achieve simplicity with enormous effort”
― A Hora da Estrela
― A Hora da Estrela
“What I am trying to do when I use symbols is to awaken in your unconscious some reaction. I am very conscious of what I am using because symbols can be very dangerous. When we use normal language we can defend ourselves because our society is a linguistic society, a semantic society. But when you start to speak, not with words, but only with images, the people cannot defend themselves.”
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