"Literature exists at the same time in the modes of error and truth; it both betrays and obeys its own mode of being."

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Source : Paul de Man (2013). “Blindness and Insight: Essays in the Rhetoric of Contemporary Criticism”, p.163, Routledge

Paul de Man

#Hygiene Quotes #Errors Quotes #Literature Quotes

“Why do women want to dress like men when theyâ€™re fortunate enough to be women? Why lose femininity, which is one of our greatest charms? We get more accomplished by being charming than we would be flaunting around in pants and smoking. Iâ€™m very fond of men. I think they are wonderful creatures. I love them dearly. But I donâ€™t want to look like one. When women gave up their long skirts, they made a grave errorâ€¦”
“The challenge is always before us. Whenever we lose sight of the principles that mattered to our founders we run into trouble.”
“If all else fails, you could wait for the first corner and tie his dreadlocks to the goalpost.”
“Rapture's self is three parts sorrow.”
“Science of mind teaches you how to realize how much control you have over your own life. It teaches you that we have the ability to change our lives at any point we choose.”
“The problem is this: in order to make money- lots of money- we don't need flawless literary masterpieces. What we need is mediocre rubbish, trash suitable for mass consumption. More and more, bigger and bigger blockbusters of less and less significance. What counts is the paper we sell, not the words that are printed on it.”
“Anything you want to do is possible; fear is not meant to prevent but to motivate your heart into the life you naturally think is improbable.”
“No father, no son, no mother, no daughter should get so busy that he or she does not have time to study the scriptures and the words of modern prophets. None of us should get so busy that we crowd out contemplation and praying. None of us should become so busy in our formal Church assignments that there is no room left for quiet Christian service to our neighbors.”

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