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“The specular thing-image, or thing-'mental image' chiasm: imagination inherent to each subfield of this sense. The imaginary deploys itself in this field—which is therefore carnal.
The imaginary: decentering of the sensible.
The concept: decentering of the imaginary.
Me-world Chiasm: the things gaze upon me. I gaze upon myself (through the eyes of the things).
The chiasm is the idea of Being as the elevation of the relative to the Absolute by means of the diaphragm and the 'there is.”
― The Merleau-Ponty Reader
The imaginary: decentering of the sensible.
The concept: decentering of the imaginary.
Me-world Chiasm: the things gaze upon me. I gaze upon myself (through the eyes of the things).
The chiasm is the idea of Being as the elevation of the relative to the Absolute by means of the diaphragm and the 'there is.”
― The Merleau-Ponty Reader
“Every laugh and good time that comes my way feels ten times better than before I knew such sadness.”
― Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed
― Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed
“if you ever have to face the kind of trial I did, do not respond in a predictable manner. Do not allow the situation to force you into mundaneness, into nastiness. Do not let it burn you up in anger, hatred. Save yourself. Assert your right over yourself. Give up your power over others. Then you will belong to yourself. You will be yourself. It’s not easy to remain ourselves.”
― The Liberation of Sita
― The Liberation of Sita
“We'd appraise each other, in the provisional way that lovers do, by attaching great depth and significance to the provisional. How, after all, do you "know" anyone? You take in certain physical and emotional characteristics that you've aestheticized, ignoring the facts. You listen to what a lover has to say, taking in the erotic music of their sound, their timbre, while dismissing the lyrics.”
― Theory
― Theory
“You have no idea what I'm talking about do you?" She exhaled through her nose. "It's really simple, I promise. Why do people think this is okay? Why do people see no harm in having children? They do it with smiles on their faces, as if it's not an act of violence. You force this other being into the world, this other being that never asked to be born. You do this absurd thing because that's what you want for yourself, and that doesn't make any sense.....I know how this sounds. You think I sound extreme, or detached from reality. Nothing could be further from the truth. This is real life. That's what I'm talking about - the pain that comes with reality. Not that anyone ever sees it...Most people go around believing life is good, one giant blessing, like the world we live in is so beautiful, and despite the pain, it's actually this amazing place”
― Breasts and Eggs
― Breasts and Eggs
Sonia’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Sonia’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
156 books
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76 friends
14 books
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2 friends
1,495 books
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130 friends
90 books
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668 books
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374 books
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115 friends
37 books
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87 books
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68 friends
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Comics, Contemporary, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Manga, Music, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Science, Science fiction, and Spirituality
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