Mayank Rai
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‘Who controls the past,’ ran the Party slogan, ‘controls the future: who controls the present controls the past.’
“How can a man of consciousness have the slightest respect for himself”
― Notes from Underground
― Notes from Underground
“To think too much is a disease.”
― Notes from Underground & The Double
― Notes from Underground & The Double
“Language does for intelligence what the wheel does for the feet and the body. It enables them to move from thing to thing with greater ease and speed and ever less involvement.”
― Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man
― Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man
“But to fall in love does not mean to love. One can fall in love and still hate.”
― The Brothers Karamazov
― The Brothers Karamazov
“Fools have a habit of believing that everything written by a famous author is admirable. For my part I read only to please myself and like only what suits my taste.”
― Candide
― Candide
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