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“The traditional statement about language is that it is in itself living, and that writing is the dead part of language.”

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Jacques Derrida

Jacques Derrida (July 15, 1930 - October 9, 2004) was one of the most important philosophers of the 20th century. His deconstructive philosophy had a profound impact on postmodernism, cultural studies, and literary theory. more

“The accouterments of life were so rich and varied, so elaborated, that almost no place at all was left for life itself. Each and every accessory was so costly and beautiful that it had an existence above and beyond the purpose it was meant to serve – confusing the observer and absorbing attention.”

Beautiful Purpose Left Existence Attention Rich Confusing Observers Absorbing Accessories Above And Beyond

Author:Thomas Mann

“The books and magazines streamed in. He could buy them all, they piled up around him and even while he read, the number of those still to be read disturbed him. … they stood in rows, weighing down his life like a possession which he did not succeed in subordinating to his personality.”

Stills Book Numbers Personality Succeed Possession Magazines Disturbed Weighing

Author:Thomas Mann

“He possessed the logic of all good intentions and a knowledge of all the tricks of his trade, and yet he never succeeded at anything, because he believed too much in the impossible. Surprising? Why so? He was forever in the act of conceiving it!”

Forever Too Much Impossible Logic Trade Intention Tricks Surprising Possessed Good Intentions Conceiving

Book:La Fanfarlo

Source: La Fanfarlo

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