"The Kitsch consumer wants to be enchanted."

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Source : Karsten Harries (2010). “Between Nihilism and Faith: A Commentary on Either/Or”, p.87, Walter de Gruyter

Karsten Harries

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“There are few times when we know with absolute certainty we are going to do something for the last time. Life has a way of moving in circles, bringing us back to places we didnâ€™t expect and taking us away from those we do. There are too many times we donâ€™t pay close enough attention, and moments are lost in our assumption weâ€™ll have another chance.”
“You can always find reasons to work. There will always be one more thing to do. But when people don't take time out, they stop being productive. They stop being happy, and that affects the morale of everyone around them.”
“It is a feature of human nature to give what we most wish to receive.”

Source : "The Luminaries". Book by Eleanor Catton, August 2013.
“Great wits, like great beauties, look upon mere esteem as a flat insipid thing; nothing less than admiration will content them.”

Source : Jeremiah Seed (1763). “Discourses on several important subjects: To which is added, Eight sermons preached at the Lady Moyer's lecture, in the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, London”, p.130
“Anger is neither legitimate nor illegitimate, meaningful nor pointless. Anger simply is. To ask, "Is my anger legitimate?" is similar to asking, "Do I have the right to be thirsty? After all, I just had a glass of water fifteen minutes ago. Surely my thirst is not legitimate. And besides, what's the point of getting thirsty when I can't get anything to drink now, anyway?" Anger is something we feel. It exists for a reason and always deserves our respect and attention. We all have a right to everything we feel--and certainly our anger is no exception.”
“For people allergic to wool, one's heart can only bleed.”
“Since obscenity is the truth of our passion today, it is the only stuff of art -- or almost the only stuff.”
“Believe in the best ... have a goal for the best, never be satisfied with less than your best, try your best, and in the long run things will turn out for the best”

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