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“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.”
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“For a colonized people the most essential value, because the most concrete, is first and foremost the land: the land which will bring them bread and, above all, dignity.”
― The Wretched of the Earth
― The Wretched of the Earth
“The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel.”
― Neuromancer
― Neuromancer
“Without music, life would be a mistake.”
― Twilight of the Idols
― Twilight of the Idols
“It is the job of thinking people not to be on the side of the executioners.”
― Neither Victims Nor Executioners
― Neither Victims Nor Executioners
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