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“...к тому времени, когда мы поймем, каково наше место в жизни и какое определение мы дали себе, уже поздно выбираться из привычной колеи. Мы можем только жить в рамках самоопределения – как преступник в клетке, где он не может ни лечь, ни сесть, ни встать, а подвешен именем закона на обозрение толпе. Однако определение, которое мы себе даем, – это мы. Чтобы вырваться из него, мы должны претвориться в новую личность. Но как можно сотворить из самого себя нового себя, если самость – единственный материал, которым мы располагаем?”

Quote by Robert Penn Warren

Work

All the King's Men

Robert Penn Warren's classic novel follows the rise and fall of a charismatic politician named Willie Stark, whose journey through the political landscape of Louisiana is marked by ambition, manipulation, and moral decay. more

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Robert Penn Warren
Robert Penn Warren

Robert Penn Warren was an American poet, novelist, and literary critic. His works are known for their profound social insight and unique portrayal of Southern culture. Warren's poetry and novels have won numerous literary awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1947 and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1955. more

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