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"Social criticism begins with grammar and the re-establishing of meanings."
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"They were the sort who berated a man for meddling and chased him away, then berated him again for not being there when he was needed. Not that they would admit he was needed, even then, not them. Raise a hand to help and you were interfering, do nothing and you were an un-trustworthy wastrel."
"Ol, ol you have learnt something new, didn't you??So you are saying it again and again with smile like we are an idiots, but my question is did you understand it? Do you know what did you said, so you big peace of shit say something more to impress us, because this doesn't impress us."
"Criticism always produces negative reactions, but appreciation always creates positive actions."
"Even the slightest criticism of others is an impediment (hindrance) to Absolute Knowledge (Kevalgnan, Absolute Enlightenment). It also hinders Atmagnan (Knowledge of the Self), also hinders Samkit (Self-realization)."
"When I see the promotion of nighttime street lighting to the masses, I realize the great level of incompetence that is present in governments, human health and the biological effects of light."
"So, two cheers for Democracy: one because it admits variety and two because it permits criticism."
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"Art is an invention of aesthetics, which in turn is an invention of philosophers... What we call art is a game."
"Man does not speak because he thinks; he thinks because he speaks. Or rather, speaking is no different than thinking: to speak is to think."
"Solitude is the profoundest fact of the human condition. Man is the only being who knows he is alone."
"Love is an attempt at penetrating another being, but it can only succeed if the surrender is mutual."
"Literature is the expression of a feeling of deprivation, a recourse against a sense of something missing. But the contrary is also true: language is what makes us human. It is a recourse against the meaningless noise and silence of nature and history."
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