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“Only in imaginary experience (in the folk tale, for example), which neutralizes the sense of social realities, does the social world take the form of a universe of possibles equally possible for any possible subject.”
― The Logic of Practice
― The Logic of Practice
“He wishes he had brought the wine-colored book with him, but he is trying to make a point of not having his nose constantly in a book. It is an attempt to appear friendlier that he's not certain is working yet.”
― The Starless Sea
― The Starless Sea
“If you hate violence and don't believe in politics, the only major remedy remaining is education.”
― A Collection of Essays
― A Collection of Essays
“Welcome to this ugly, maddening world in all its beauty. Grow and learn, so that you'll someday be able to help others in turn.”
― The Ancient Magus' Bride, Vol. 4
― The Ancient Magus' Bride, Vol. 4
“To the extent that self-expression does broadcast and reinforce a person's character, it clarifies a link between art, eccentricity, and mental illness. The more like ourselves we become, the odder we become.”
― The Midnight Disease: The Drive to Write, Writer's Block, and the Creative Brain
― The Midnight Disease: The Drive to Write, Writer's Block, and the Creative Brain
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