"Even if any given terminology is aÂ reflectionÂ of reality, by its very nature as a terminology it must be aÂ selectionÂ of reality; and to this extent it must function also as aÂ deflectionÂ of reality,"

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Source : Kenneth Burke (1966). “Language as Symbolic Action: Essays on Life, Literature, and Method”, p.45, Univ of California Press

Kenneth Burke

#Reflection Quotes #Reality Quotes #Given Quotes

“The world of Shirley Jackson is eerie and unforgettable,”
“Old, that's an affront no woman can well bear.”
“A background can be painted in the same range of values as the foreground by reversing the light effect. In the shadow plane, paint the lights cool and the shadows warm, and in the sunlight plane, paint the lights warm and shadows cool.”
“I'd like to see the health care professionals making decisions, not some bureaucrat in Indianapolis working for an insurance company.”
“Once a man has won a woman's love, the love is his forever. He can only lose the woman.”
“It is always in season for old men to learn.”
“men cannot be free in a nation where women are forbidden freedom.”
“Im not the kind of person to just sit back and lose something I worked hard on, so, naturally, Ive taken steps to be further involved in a process when most actors arent.”

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