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“American long for a closed society in which everything can be bought, where laborers are either hidden away or dressed up as nonhumans, so as not to be disconcerting. This place is called Disney World”

Book:Paris to the Moon

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Paris to the Moon

Paris to the Moon is a series of essays that delve into the author's personal experiences and reflections while living in Paris. The book offers insights into the cultural nuances and everyday life in the city, providing a unique perspective on French society and its inhabitants. more

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Adam Gopnik

Adam Gopnik is a renowned Canadian writer whose essays and articles on culture, literature, and politics have made a significant impact on public discourse. Born on August 24, 1956, Gopnik has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1986, contributing thought-provoking insights into the complexities of modern life. His work, characterized by its wit and emotional depth, has earned him a place among the most influential writers of his generation. more

“Writing well isn't just a question of winsome expression, but of having found something big and true to say and having found the right words to say it in, of having seen something large and having found the right words to say it small, small enough to enter an individual mind so that the strong ideas of what the words are saying sound like sweet reason.”

Writing Mind Wells Ideas Reason Enough Bigs Found Individual Strong Sound Sweet Expression Right Words Writing Well Winsome

Author:Adam Gopnik

“The past is so often unknowable not because it is befogged now but because it was befogged then, too, back when it was still the present. If we had been there listening, we still might not have been able to determine exactly what Stanton said. All we know for sure is that everyone was weeping, and the room was full.”

Ifs Knows Has Beens Said Stills Might Able Past Rooms Listening Determine Weeping Back When

Book:Angels and Ages: A Short Book about Darwin, Lincoln, and Modern Life

Source: Angels and Ages: A Short Book about Darwin, Lincoln, and Modern Life

“The future will be like the past, in the sense that, no matter how amazing or technologically advanced a society becomes, the basic human rhythm of petty malevolence, sordid moneygrubbing, and official violence, illuminated by occasional bursts of loyalty or desire or tenderness, will go on.”

Humans Matter Past Desire Violence Goes On Loyalty Rhythm Officials Tenderness Petty Occasional Malevolence

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