“The oblique paradox of propaganda is that the lie in the throat becomes, by repetition, the truth in the heart.” HeartLyingPropagandaParadoxThroatRepetition Author:John Grierson
“Zen abhors repetition or imitation of any kind, for it kills. For the same reason Zen never explains, but only affirms. Life is fact and no explanation is necessary or pertinent. To explain is to apologize, and why should we apologize for living? To live—is that not enough? Let us then live, let us affirm! Herein lies Zen in all its purity and in all its nudity as well.” LifeShouldWellsKindReasonEnoughFactsLife IsLyingExplanationPurityApologizingImitationRepetitionNudityPertinent Author:D.T. Suzuki
“All is going on as it was wont. The waves are hoarse with repetition of their mystery; the dust lies piled upon the shore; the sea-birds soar and hover; the winds and clouds go forth upon their trackless flight; the white arms beckon, in the moonlight, to the invisible country far away.” CountryLyingNatureWhiteMysterySeaWindArmsBirdCloudsWaveInvisibleFlightDustShoreFar AwayRepetitionSoarMoonlightSea Birds Book:Dealings with the Firm of Dombey and Son: Wholesale, Retail and for Export Source: Dealings with the Firm of Dombey and Son: Wholesale, Retail and for Export