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“You don't speak of dreams as unreal. They exist. They leave a mark behind them.”
― The Lathe of Heaven
― The Lathe of Heaven
“There is an eternity behind and an eternity before, Onion. That little speck at the center, however long, is life. And that is but comparatively a minute,” he said. “I has done what the Lord has asked me to do in the little time I had. That was my purpose. To hive the colored.”
― The Good Lord Bird
― The Good Lord Bird
“The more arid and affectless life became in the high-rise, the greater the possibilities it offered. By its very efficiency, the high-rise took over the task of maintaining the social structure that supported them all. For the first time, it removed the need to suppress every kind of anti-social behavior and left them free to explore any deviant or wayward impulses. It was precisely in these areas where the most important and interesting aspects of their lives would take place. Secure within the shell of the high-rise, like passengers on board an automatically-piloted airliner, they were free to behave in any way they wished, explore the darkest corners they could find. In many ways, the high-rise was a model of all that technology had done to make possible the expression of a truly free psychopathology.”
― High-Rise
― High-Rise
“- (…) Jak Niemcowi powiesz “zakazane”, to znaczy “zakazane”. Jak Ruskiemu to powiesz - to samo. Spróbuj powiedzieć to Polakowi. “Zakazane” to są dla niego od razu trzy możliwości: częściowo zakazane i trzeba ściemniać, zakazane, ale nie do końca, tak jakby zakazane i niezakazane jednocześnie. I najprostsza możliwość. Zakazane? Aha, to znaczy nikt nic nie wie i rób, co chcesz.
- Jezu Chryste, nigdy nie zrozumiem tego narodu. Jak wyście przetrwali tyle wieków?
- Właśnie dzięki temu.”
― Ucieczka z Festung Breslau
- Jezu Chryste, nigdy nie zrozumiem tego narodu. Jak wyście przetrwali tyle wieków?
- Właśnie dzięki temu.”
― Ucieczka z Festung Breslau
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