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“I am everything mummy didn't want you to be. Each time you sensed her disapproval, you were afraid and you gave up, you wanted to remove whatever displeased her from yourself.”

Book:Orlanda

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Orlanda

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“It was I who drank the chocolate that had been made for my little cousin, broke the jug, finished off the jar [...] I wanted to create a barrier between myself and others, define my territory, say here, in this place, the only place in the world where it is known with absolute certainty who drank the chocolate. Here, is me.”

Identity Boundaries Secrets Jaqueline Harpman Orlanda

Book:Orlanda

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“Our century abounds in intense, lengthy discussions on the question of identity, a name and surname are not enough. The debate reaches such remarkable levels of subtlety that it is sometimes difficult to follow. When we say I, who do we mean? If someone else can say that he is me, where is me, here or there? Each of us is absolutely convinced that we are ourselves, and we rely on that assurance for our stability.”

Identity Existentialism Jaqueline Harpman Orlanda

Book:Orlanda

Source: Orlanda

“Orlanda contained everything her mother had disapproved of when she was twelve. Today, she is her own judge. On leaving, Orlanda had taken away the terrible You're such a tomboy! which had torn her and which he had made his identity.”

Identity Lgbtqia Androgyny Jaqueline Harpman Orlanda

Book:Orlanda

Source: Orlanda

“Her father had laughed, but Marie Berger wondered whether it was proper to make fun of Victor Hugo. Hadn't he been a member of the Académie Française?”

Victor Hugo Jaqueline Harpman Orlanda Académie Française

Book:Orlanda

Source: Orlanda

“...my classical values make me advocate the triplet of erudition, elegance, and courage; against modernity's phoniness, nerdiness, and philistinism...many philistines reduce my ideas to an opposition of technology when in fact I am opposing the naive blindness to it's side affects - the fragility criterion. I'd rather be unconditional about ethical and conditional about technology than the the reverse.”

Nerd Modernity Fragility Clarity Of Thought Nerds Internet Addiction Nerdiness Modernity Is A Sickness Robustness Modern Values Wisdom Vs Nerdiness

Book:The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms

Source: The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms

“I don't like taking from anyone. I'd rather be a giver, though not for any worthy reason. It's about control, obviously. If I give, I control; if I take, I am controlled. If someone offers me something for free I am at once suspicious.”

Control Giving And Taking

Book:The Memory Box

Source: The Memory Box

“If you give what can be takes, you are not really giving. Take what you are given, not what you want to be given. Take what is given: Give what cannot be taken.”

Truth Generosity Giving And Taking

Book:Reflections

Source: Reflections

“When determined to achieve our own goals, we don't always consider others.”

Spirituality

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