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“What's the point of a revolution without general copulation copulation copulation”

Book:Peter Weiss' The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat: As Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade [a Play]

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Peter Weiss' The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat: As Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade [a Play]

This play delves into the life and death of the French revolutionary journalist Jean-Paul Marat, focusing on the circumstances surrounding his assassination. Set in an asylum under the control of the Marquis de Sade, the play examines the themes of madness, revolution, and the human condition through a unique and disturbing narrative. more

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Peter Weiss

Peter Weiss was a German-born writer known for his profound literary works and his focus on social issues. His works spanned various forms including drama, novels, and poetry, many of which were characterized by their critical and philosophical nature. more

“Which is recorded of Socrates, that he was able both to abstain from, and to enjoy, those things which many are too weak to abstain from, and cannot enjoy without excess. But to be strong enough both to bear the one and to be sober in the other is the mark of a man who has a perfect and invincible soul.”

Men Soul Enough Able Strong Enjoy Perfect Bears Weak Mark Excess Sober Strong Enough Invincible

Book:Stoic Six Pack: Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, Golden Sayings, Fragments and Discourses of Epictetus, Letters from a Stoic and The Enchiridion

Source: Stoic Six Pack: Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, Golden Sayings, Fragments and Discourses of Epictetus, Letters from a Stoic and The Enchiridion

“We live in our own souls as in an unmapped region, a few acres of which we have cleared for our habitation; while of the nature of those nearest us we know but the boundaries that march with ours.”

Knows Soul Boundaries Regions March Acres

Book:The Touchstone: American Literature

Source: The Touchstone: American Literature

“I know there is no straight road No straight road in this world Only a giant labyrinth Of intersecting crossroads”

Knows World This World Giants Labyrinth Crossroads

Author:Federico Garcia Lorca

“And, by the way, I adore you.... in frightening, dangerous ways.”

Way Dangerous Frightening Adore Adore You I Adore You

Author:Stephenie Meyer

“I sat on the bed. Neither of us said anything. I wasn't slick and sophisticated enough for this. What do you say to boyfriend A when he finds you naked in the bed of boyfriend B? Especially if boyfriend A turned into a monster the night before and ate someone. I bet Miss Manners didn't cover this at all.”