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“Ne devrait-on pas essayer une bonne fois, pour voir, de remplacer dans les grands modèles de la littérature universelle les hommes par les femmes? Achille, Hercule, Ulysse, Oedipe, Agamemnon, Jésus, le roi Lear, Faust, Julien Sorel, Wilhelm Meister.

Des femmes agissantes, violentes, clairvoyantes? Elles passent à travers cette grille de la littérature. C'est ce qu'on appelle "réalisme". Toute l'existence de la femme jusqu'à nos jours était irréaliste.”
― Christa Wolf, Cassandra

“The daily routine of most adults is so heavy and artificial that we are closed off to much of the world. We have to do this in order to get our work done. I think one purpose of art is to get us out of those routines. When we hear music or poetry or stories, the world opens up again.”
― Ursula K. Le Guin

“Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: Freedom for slave owners.”
― Vladimir Lenin

“Despair is typical of those who do not understand the causes of evil, see no way out, and are incapable of struggle.”
― Vladimir Lenin

“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
― George Orwell, 1984