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“Amid these fading and decaying things, be the glass that rings out as it's breaking.”
― Sonnets to Orpheus
― Sonnets to Orpheus
“Only the person who is essentially capable of remaining silent is capable of speaking essentially.”
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“Schools train you to be ignorant with style [...] they prepare you to be a usable victim for a military industrial complex that needs manpower. As long as you're just smart enough to do a job and just dumb enough to swallow what they feed you, you're going to be alright [...] So I believe that schools mechanically and very specifically try and breed out any hint of creative thought in the kids that are coming up.”
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“I'm a business man," he'd told her. "No more, no less."
"You're a thief, Kaz."
"Isn't that what I just said?”
― Six of Crows
"You're a thief, Kaz."
"Isn't that what I just said?”
― Six of Crows
“I decided it is better to scream. Silence is the real crime against humanity.”
― Hope Against Hope
― Hope Against Hope
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