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“Every page should explode, either because of its staggering absurdity, the enthusiasm of its principles, or its typography.”
― Manifesti del dadaismo
― Manifesti del dadaismo
“As a reliable compass for orientating yourself in life nothing is more useful than to accustom yourself to regarding this world as a place of atonement, a sort of penal colony. When you have done this you will order your expectations of life according to the nature of things and no longer regard the calamities, sufferings, torments and miseries of life as something irregular and not to be expected but will find them entirely in order, well knowing that each of us is here being punished for his existence and each in his own particular way. This outlook will enable us to view the so-called imperfections of the majority of men, i.e., their moral and intellectual shortcomings and the facial appearance resulting therefrom, without surprise and certainly without indignation: for we shall always bear in mind where we are and consequently regard every man first and foremost as a being who exists only as a consequence of his culpability and whose life is an expiation of the crime of being born.”
― On the Suffering of the World
― On the Suffering of the World
“The life of an individual is a constant struggle, and not merely a metaphorical one against want or boredom, but also an actual struggle against other people. He discovers adversaries everywhere, lives in continual conflict and dies with sword in hand.”
― On the Suffering of the World
― On the Suffering of the World
“We’re not suspicious enough of words, and calamity strikes. Certain”
― Journey to the End of the Night
― Journey to the End of the Night
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