"Understanding, as we understand it, is misunderstanding."

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Source : Elias Canetti (1982). “Auto Da Fé”, New York : Continuum

#Understanding Quotes #Misunderstanding Quotes

“I was blessed with a strong arm and a weak mind.”
“I don't listen to my own music at home.”

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“Gorgeous hair is the best revenge.”
“One should never write down or up to people, but out of yourself.”
“The simplest of women are wonderful liars who can extricate themselves from the most difficult dilemmas with a skill bordering on genius.”
“By the time I got to the hospital, I certainly realised that I had a problem because I couldn't write or print at that time, which lasted luckily only about four months. I'd gone numb here and on my tongue and the right foot a little bit.”
“I'm not a poster boy for misogyny and I don't think hip-hop should be either.”
“I believe that Communism is necessary to the world, and I believe that the heroism of Russia has fired men's hopes in a way which was essential to the realization of Communism in the future. Regarded as a splendid attempt, without which ultimate success would have been very improbable, Bolshevism deserves the gratitude and admiration of all the progressive part of mankind.”

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