“The paradox of education is precisely this - that as one begins to become conscious one begins to examine the society in which he is being educated. ”
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“It's like Tolstoy said. Happiness is an allegory, unhappiness a story.”
― Kafka on the Shore
― Kafka on the Shore
“Without words, without writing and without books there would be no history, there could be no concept of humanity.”
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“Love doesn't just sit there, like a stone, it has to be made, like bread; remade all the time, made new.”
― The Lathe of Heaven
― The Lathe of Heaven
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