"Literature is that which denounces and slashes apart the repressing machine at the level of the signified."

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Source : Kathy Acker (1989). “Empire of the Senseless”, p.12, Grove Press

Kathy Acker

#Machines Quotes #Literature Quotes #Levels Quotes

“If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.”
“However, it must always remain a dialogue, and never an imposition of the church's own convictions and methods. Propose, not impose. To serve, and not to dominate.”
“Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God's handwriting.”
“I had this attitude that it was going to take time for my work to grow. I had to develop skills to do what I wanted and I didn't really expect it was going to happen rapidly.”
“Norwegian legislation is more in conformity with the rules of the European Union than most member states.”
“Iâ€™m so lucky to be in the position to give. Itâ€™s really a gift to give.”
“The kids are saying 'Make Love, Not War', and I'm beginning to think they're right. For war costs millions of dollars a day, and love--just a few bucks a night!”
“The improved American highway system isolated the American-in-transit. On his speedway he had no contact with the towns which he by-passed. If he stopped for food or gas, he was served no local fare or local fuel, but had one of Howard Johnson's nationally branded ice cream flavors, and so many gallons of Exxon. This vast ocean of superhighways was nearly as free of culture as the sea traversed by the Mayflower Pilgrims.”

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