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“Of course it's kitsch, and of course our love for every cult figure gets called kitsch when we want to separate the suffering it requires to create a symbol that lives in the world from the ravages of one's own life.”

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Book:Vampira: Dark Goddess of Horror
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Book:The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda, Volume 3
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