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The Temptation of Saint Anthony

by Gustave Flaubert

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The Benefactor

by Susan Sontag

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Dec 19, 2024 08:57AM

“(T)here was a story they used to tell at home about a girl whose punishment was that every time she opened her mouth, snakes and toads came out, snakes and toads with every word. The book didn't say what she did about it, but I've always assumed she probably ended up keeping her mouth shut.”
― Thomas Mann, The Magic Mountain

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“Tolerance becomes a crime when applied to evil.”
― Thomas Mann, The Magic Mountain

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“There are so many different kinds of stupidity, and cleverness is one of the worst.”
― Thomas Mann, The Magic Mountain

tags: castorp, clever, cleverness, kinds-of, stupid, stupidity

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“This is what terrorism is occupied with as well: making real, palpable violence surface in opposition to the invisible violence of security.”
― Jean Baudrillard, Simulacra and Simulation

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