"The man who is thus outside the confines of every value-combination, and has become the exclusive representative of an individual value, is metaphysically an outcast, for his autonomy presupposes the resolution and disintegration of all system into its individual elements; such a man is liberated from values and from style, and can be influenced only by the irrational."

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Source : Hermann Broch (2011). “The Sleepwalkers”, p.887, Vintage

Hermann Broch

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“I'm not the biggest comic book fan.”

Source : "'Cabin in the woods' actor Fran Kranz wanted to die in 'The Avengers'" by Josh Wigler, www.mtv.com. September 13, 2012.
“So why don't you tell him you're sorry?" Gaby suggested. "Uh... because he probably never wants to speak to me again?" "How do you know? Do you have a fifth sense too?" Scarlett sighed. "No. And I think that's sixth sense." "No, I don't see dead people. It's different.”
“Much of the stress you experience may be created by recognizing a problem and doing nothing about it.”

Source : Wess Roberts (1992). “Straight A's Never Made Anybody Rich: Lessons in Personal Achievement”, Harper Perennial
“I do love the idea of being able to take an MP to court for lying. There are ways and means of taking an MP to court just now, but it is very difficult.”
“If you want to write, keep cats.”
“No man ever achieved worth-while success who did not, at one time or other, find himself with at least one foot hanging well over the brink of failure.”
“Ancient art was the tyrant of Egypt, the mistress of Greece and the servant of Rome.”
“A string of reproaches against other people leads one to suspect the existence of a string of self-reproaches with the same content.”

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