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In order to exist, man must rebel, but rebellion must respect the limits that it discovers in itself - limits where minds meet, and in meeting, begin ...more

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Man is the only creature who refuses to be what he is.

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If Christianity is pessimistic as to man, it is optimistic as to human destiny. Well, I can say that, pessimistic as to human destiny, I am optimistic...more

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For centuries the death penalty, often accompanied by barbarous refinements, has been trying to hold crime in check; yet crime persists. Why? Because ...more

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I don't want to be a genius-I have enough problems just trying to be a man.

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Alas, after a certain age every man is responsible for his face.

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The world always says the same thing. And in that patient truth which proceeds from star to star is established a freedom that releases us from oursel...more

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Living above the world, each discovering his own weight, seeing his face brighten and darken with the day, the night, each of the four inhabitants of ...more

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Gula and Cali lie on their sides, their tiny adder-mouths showing the pink of their palates, their bodies throbbing with lustful and obscene dreams. T...more