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Maurice Blanchot

"There is between sleep and us something like a pact, a treaty with no secret clauses, and according to this convention it is agreed that, far from being a dangerous, bewitching force, sleep will become domesticated and serve as an instrument of our power to act. We surrender to sleep, but in the way that the master entrusts himself to the slave who serves him."

Source : Maurice Blanchot (2015). “The Space of Literature”, p.264, U of Nebraska Press

Maurice Blanchot

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“We are born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Everything in-between is a gift.”
“He who talks much cannot talk well.”
“There is a technical term for someone who confuses the opinions of a character in a book with those of the author. That term is idiot.”

Source : "Conquistador". Book by S.M. Stirling, 2003.
“By choice, we have become a family, first in our hearts, and finally in breath and being. Great expectations are good; great experiences are better.”
“Astronomers have built telescopes which can show myriads of stars unseen before; but when a man looks through a tear in his own eye, that is a lens which opens reaches into the unknown, and reveals orbs which no telescope, however skilfully constructed, could do.”
“And every book, you find, has its own social group--friends of its own it wants to introduce you to, like a party in the library that need never, ever end.”
“I am involved in every step of the process [musicmaking]. Whether it is the production or the mixing or the visuals and music videos. I'm involved in every step of the way as far as the creative, directing and merchandise . Just making sure everything that falls in line with my brand is portrayed a certain type of way. It all about quality control and attention to detail, and making sure anything you put your name on is on point.”
“For me, 9/11, it was my last year in college and I didn't know anything about Al Qaeda, I didn't know anything about bin Laden, I had no idea. I think probably after a few years when I started seeing how the country and the policy was shifting due to terrorism, I wanted to know: Why are these people terrorizing us, and who are they?”

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