“I am one, my liege,
Whom the vile blows and buffets of the world
Have so incensed that I am reckless what
I do to spite the world.”
― Macbeth
Whom the vile blows and buffets of the world
Have so incensed that I am reckless what
I do to spite the world.”
― Macbeth
“Too long have I confined myself in Miltonic isolation and meditation. It is clearly time for me to step boldly into our society, not in the boring, passive manner of the Myrna Minkoff school of social action, but with great style and zest.”
― A Confederacy of Dunces
― A Confederacy of Dunces
“Without the family, we are helpless before the State.”
― The Superstition of Divorce
― The Superstition of Divorce
“Wait and see whether the religion of the Servile State is not in every case what I say: the encouragement of small virtues supporting capitalism, the discouragement of the huge virtues that defy it.”
― Utopia of Usurers
― Utopia of Usurers
“A fire broke out backstage in a theatre. The clown came out to warn the public; they thought it was a joke and applauded. He repeated it; the acclaim was even greater. I think that's just how the world will come to an end: to general applause from wits who believe it's a joke.”
― Either/Or, Part I
― Either/Or, Part I
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