"Her sureness was based on the power to limit experience arbitrarily."

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Source : Nathanael West, Jonathan Lethem (2009). “Miss Lonelyhearts: & the Day of the Locust”, p.11, New Directions Publishing

Nathanael West

“Anybody who's away from what's normal is just kind of pushed aside as, 'Oh, he's crazy.' But in reality, this world is crazy. It's just chaos everywhere. It's really hard to be part of this world, because it's very possessed. And very egocentric.”
“Ten years ago, when I was on an airplane and I introduced myself to my seatmate, and told them [I was a psychologist], they'd move away from me. ... And now when I tell people what I do, they move toward me.”
“Like all social theories, internationalism must seek its basis in the economic and technical fields; here are to be found the most profound and the most decisive factors in the development of society.”
“I don't think I'm really a rude person, but now I see myself on television, I think, 'Oh, God, that is a bit strong.' And I wonder if I've always been like that and I haven't been aware of it.”

Source : "So, Clive, why did it all go wrong?" by Harriet Lane, www.theguardian.com. August 12, 2001.
“One loses all the time which he might employ to better purpose.”
“A child needs both to be hugged and unhugged. The hug lets her know she is valuable. The unhug lets her know that she is viable. If you're always shoving your child away, they will cling to you for love. If you're always holding them closer, they will cling to you for fear.”
“Freedom is not worth fighting for if it means no more than license for everyone to get as much as he can for himself.”
“I'm old enough to know better, but I'm still too young to care.”

Source : Song: Old Enough to Know Better

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