“Te veel kennis over onszelf doen we op uit de blikken van anderen. Wij vertrouwen eerder op hoe wij gezien worden dan op hoe wij onszelf zien.”
― In Lucia's Eyes
― In Lucia's Eyes
“Wat zou er trouwens veranderen als er op andere planeten ook mensen woonden? Ik heb nooit gehoord dat de Europeanen zich minder eenzaam voelden, toen Columbus ontdekte dat Amerika bestond en dat er daar ook mensen waren.”
― Nooit meer slapen
― Nooit meer slapen
“Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them.”
― 1984
― 1984
“What do Americans know about morality? They don't want their presidents to have penises but they don't mind if their presidents covertly arrange to support the Nicaraguan rebel forces after Congress has restricted such aid; they don't want their presidents to deceive their wives but they don't mind if their presidents deceive Congress- lie to the people and violate the people's constitution!”
― A Prayer for Owen Meany
― A Prayer for Owen Meany
“For the ruling class, in general, politics is a question of aesthetics: a way of seeing themselves, of seeing the world, of constructing a personality. For us it was life or death.”
― Qui a tué mon père
― Qui a tué mon père
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