"Behind the masks of total choice, different forms of the same alienation confront each other."

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Source : Guy Debord (2012). “Society Of The Spectacle”, p.45, Bread and Circuses Publishing

Guy Debord

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“The truly cultured are capable of owning thousands of unread books without losing their composure or their desire for more.”

Source : Gabriel Zaid “So Many Books: Reading and Publishing in an Age of Abundance”, Paul Dry Books
“Four times I was honked at for having the temerity to proceed through town without the benefit of metal.”
“I think it likely that some of my pupils will reach unusual distinction.”
“More sex. We must have more sex.”
“... the United States, for generations, has sustained two parallel but opposed states of mind about military atrocities and human rights: one of U.S. benevolence, generally held by the public, and the other of ends-justify-the-means brutality sponsored by counterinsurgency specialists. Normally the specialists carry out their actions in remote locations with little notice in the national press. That allows the public to sustain its faith in a just America, while hard-nosed security and economic interests are still protected in secret.”
“When values are deeply embedded within an organization, they seldom change.”
“The story of Terisa and Geraden began very much like a fable. She was a princess in a high tower. He was a hero come to rescue her. She was the only daughter of wealth and power. He was the seventh son of the lord of the seventh Care. She was beautiful from the auburn hair that crowned her head to the tips of her white toes. He was handsome and courageous. She was held prisoner by enchantment. He was a fearless breaker of enchantments. As in all the fables, they were made for each other.”

Source : Stephen R. Donaldson (2013). “The Mirror of Her Dreams”, p.6, Del Rey
“if everyone could just be happy with themselves and the choices people around them make, the world would instantly be a better place!”

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