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Quote by Kathy Acker

“Literature is that which denounces and slashes apart the repressing machine at the level of the signified.”

Work

This book delves into the abstract and disorienting realms of the human psyche, creating a narrative that challenges conventional perceptions of reality. more

Author

Kathy Acker

Kathy Acker was an American novelist known for her experimental writing style and critical explorations of gender, power, and culture. Her works often blended historical, literary, and philosophical elements, challenging traditional narrative structures. more

“Why me?" she asked, holding on to him. "Because you cared," he whispered. "You cared so much for your people, it broke your heart to see the pack in ruins. You cared so much for your mother, you risked your life for hers. You cared enough to save someone who wanted you dead. And because you walk like a queen.”

People Heart Enough Wanted Mother Walks Ruins Broke Queens Packs Holding On Why Me

Book:Blood and Chocolate

Source: Blood and Chocolate

“I declare that The Beatles are mutants. Prototypes of evolutionary agents sent by God, endowed with a mysterious power to create a new human species, a young race of laughing freemen.”

Humans Young Race Laughing Species Mysterious Agents Human Species Freeman Psychedelic Experience Prototype Mutants Great Beatles

Author:Timothy Leary

“Morality is temporary, wisdom is permanent.”

Life Morality Permanent Temporary

Book:Kingdom of Fear: Loathsome Secrets of a Star-Crossed Child in the F

Source: Kingdom of Fear: Loathsome Secrets of a Star-Crossed Child in the F

“… in the relentless and meaningless manner one searches for something in a nightmare, coming on doors that won’t open or drawers that won’t shut, struggling over and over against the same meaningless thing, not knowing why the effort seems so desperate, why the sudden sight of a chair with a shawl thrown over it inspires the mind with horror.”