The Wizard of Oz and Philosophy: Wicked Wisdom of the West (Popular Culture and Philosophy Book 37)
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We acquire virtue by living through situations that force us to become either virtuous or vicious, and learning the lessons they teach.
“Grammar is a piano I play by ear.”
― Joan Didion: Essays & Conversations
― Joan Didion: Essays & Conversations
“I know what "nothing" means, and keep on playing.”
― Play It As It Lays
― Play It As It Lays
“I'm sick to death of this particular self. I want another.”
― Orlando
― Orlando
“He's more myself than I am. Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same. If all else perished, and he remained, I should still continue to be; and if all else remained, and he were annihilated, the universe would turn to a mighty stranger.”
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“He who robs us of our dreams robs us of our life.”
― Orlando
― Orlando
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