Yu's Blog: a sinking arsonist , page 40

"False values begin with the worship of things."

“False values begin with the worship of things.” - The Benefactor
Susan Sontag

"You look at yourself too much. That’s the beginning of all absurdity."

“You look at yourself too much. That’s the beginning of all absurdity.” - The...

"the temple of public dreams, the cinema."

“the temple of public dreams, the cinema.” - The Benefactor
Susan Sontag

"Obsession, not virtue, is the only sensible ground for trust."

“Obsession, not virtue, is the only sensible ground for trust.” - The Benefactor
Susan...

"Homosexuality, you see, is a kind of playfulness with masks."

“Homosexuality, you see, is a kind of playfulness with masks.” - The Benefactor
Susan...

"The masks of one’s job, one’s class, one’s citizenship, one’s opinions. The..."

“The masks of one’s job, one’s class, one’s citizenship, one’s...

"Why should we all not exchange our masks - once a night, once a month, once a year?"

“Why should we all not exchange our masks - once a night, once a month, once a year?” -...

"The Dream is a law to itself; … The Dream knows best; and the Dream, I say again, is the..."

“The Dream is a law to itself; … The Dream knows best; and the Dream, I say again, is...

"Of sleep, every evening’s sinister adventure, it may be observed that men go daily to their..."

“Of sleep, every evening’s sinister adventure, it may be observed that men go daily to...

"This thought is as a death which cannot choose/ But weep to have that which it fears to lose."

“This thought is as a death which cannot choose/ But weep to have that which it fears to...