"Nonexistence. The society of the nonexistent. In the street yesterday a nonexistent person trod on my foot with his nonexistent foot."

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Source : "Detective Story". Book by Imre Kertész, 2008.

Imre KertÃ©sz

#Feet Quotes #Yesterday Quotes #Streets Quotes

“If one denies that, when the meaning is true, then the meant is what is so, one rejects propositional truth. If the rejection is universal, then it is the self-destructive proposition that there are no true propositions. If the rejection is limited to the dogmas, then it is just a roundabout way of saying that all the dogmas are false.”

Source : Bernard Lonergan (2016). “A Second Collection”, p.16, University of Toronto Press
“I grew up listening to Commission, Kirk Franklin and Hezekiah Walker. If I was found listening to any rap, my pops would throw them out, or crush the CDs and tapes - literally.”
“Outlier are those who have been given opportunities-- -and who have had the strength and presence of mind to seize them.”
“Glory and fame mean twelve thousand francs' worth of paid articles in the newspapers and five thousand crowns' worth of dinners.”
“Pride and conceit were the original sins of man.”

Source : "Gil Blas". Book by Alain-René Lesage. Book VII, Chapter 3, 1735.
“We have to realize our black heritage in order to give us strength to move on and progress. But as far as returning to the old African culture, it's unnecessary and it's not advantageous in many respects. We believe that culture itself will not liberate us. We're going to need some stronger stuff.”
“I should have been an abortion. The only reason I wasn't was that my father was a Christian.”
“To an American, land is solidity, goodness, and hope. American history is about land.”

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