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Dream of Fair to Middling Women

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Samuel Beckett
Samuel Beckett

Samuel Beckett was an Irish novelist, playwright, and poet, widely regarded as one of the most influential writers of the 20th century. His works are characterized by their minimalist style, existential themes, and use of language. His most famous works include 'Waiting for Godot' and 'Molloy'. Beckett was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1969. more

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Book:Ethics of the Real: Kant, Lacan
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“„Zieh dich aus“, sagte er zu Chiara. Chiara riss entsetzt die Augen auf: „Wie bitte?“ „Ich will sehen, ob du verwanzt bist. Es gibt genug Leute, die mir schaden wollen und ich denke, einer von ihnen hat dich zu mir geschickt, um etwas herauszubekommen.“ „Das können Sie doch nicht von mir verlangen!“, rief Chiara.”

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Book:Chiara – Muse der Mafia: Gefangen zwischen Kunst, Gefahr und Leidenschaft
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“But man is still today, at the age of twenty-five, at the mercy of an erection, physically too, from time to time, it’s the common lot, even I was not immune, if that may be called an erection. It did not escape her naturally, women smell a rigid phallus ten miles away and wonder, How on earth did he spot me from there? One is no longer oneself, on such occasions, and it is painful to be no longer oneself, even more painful if possible than when one is. For when one is one knows what to do to be less so, whereas when one is not one is any old one irredeemably. What goes by the name of love is banishment, with now and then a postcard from the homeland, such is my considered opinion, this evening.”

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