“ When I want to go to sleep, I must first get a whole menagerie of voices to shut up. You wouldn’t believe what a racket they make in my room. ”
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“ One's need for loneliness is not satisfied if one sits at a table alone. There must be empty chairs as well. ”
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“ The mission of the press is to spread culture while destroying the attention span. ”
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“ War: first, one hopes to win; then one expects the enemy to lose; then, one is satisfied that he too is suffering; in the end, one is surprised that everyone has lost. ”
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“ You would be surprised how hard it often is to translate an action into thought. ”
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“ Curses on the law! Most of my fellow citizens are the sorry consequences of uncommitted abortions. ”
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“ Sentimental irony is a dog that bays at the moon while pissing on graves. ”
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“ A cigar," said the altruist, "a cigar, my good man, I cannot give you. But any time you need a light, just come around; mine is always lit. ”
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“ How is the world ruled and how do wars start? Diplomats tell lies to journalists and then believe what they read. ”
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“ This is something that I cannot get over — that a whole line could be written by half a man, that a work could be built on the quicksand of a character. ”
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“ In these great times which I knew when they were this small; which will become small again, provided they have time left for it in these times in which things are happening that could not be imagined and in which what can no longer be imagined must happen, for if one could imagine it, it would not happen; in these serious times which have died laughing at the thought that they might become serious; which, surprised by their own tragedy, are reaching for diversion and, catching themselves red-handed, are groping for words… in these times you should not expect any words of my own from me — none but these words which barely manage to prevent silence from being misinterpreted. ”
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“ There are people who can never forgive a beggar for their not having given him anything. ”
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“ The esthete stands in the same relation to beauty as the pornographer stands to love, and the politician stands to life. ”
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“ The esthete stands in the same relation to beauty as the pornographer stands to love, and the politician stands to life. ”
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“ This is something that I cannot get over — that a whole line could be written by half a man, that a work could be built on the quicksand of a character. ”
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“ He who gladly does without the praise of the crowd will not miss the opportunity of becoming his own fan. ”
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“ I saw a poet chase a butterfly in a meadow. He put his net on a bench where a boy sat reading a book. It's a misfortune that it is usually the other way round. ”
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“ It is regarded as normal to consecrate virginity in general and to lust for its destruction in particular. ”
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