Quote by Susan Sontag

Though collecting quotations could be considered as merely an ironic mimetism

Though collecting quotations could be considered as merely a

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, it actually serves a greater purpose. Collecting quotations allows us to distill the wisdom and experiences of others into concise and impactful statements. These words of wisdom, encapsulated in quotes, serve as reminders of valuable lessons, inspiration, and guidance in our own lives. It is through the collection and contemplation of quotes that we expand our perspectives, deepen our understanding, and fuel our personal growth. Rather than a mere superficial imitation, collecting quotations becomes a profound tool for self-reflection and learning.

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By Susan Sontag

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Traditional marriage is what should be sanctioned.

Traditional marriage is what should be sanctioned.

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Friends are those rare people who ask how you are and then wait to hear the answer.

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A man's work is nothing but this slow trek to rediscover, th

A man's work is nothing but this slow trek to rediscover, through the detours of art, those two or three great and simple images in whose presence his heart first opened.

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Murder in the murderer is no such ruinous thought as poets a

Murder in the murderer is no such ruinous thought as poets and romancers will have it; it does not unsettle him, or fright him from his ordinary notice of trifles; it is an act quite easy to be contemplated.

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It is impossible, as impossible as to raise the dead, to res

It is impossible, as impossible as to raise the dead, to restore anything that has ever been great or beautiful in architecture. That which I have insisted upon as the life of the whole, that spirit which is given only by the hand and eye of the workman, can never be recalled.

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The life of a single human being is worth a million times mo

The life of a single human being is worth a million times more than all the property of the richest man on earth.

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How many attractions for us have our passing fellows in the

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Beauty can pierce one like pain.

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Sex and beauty are inseparable, like life and consciousness. And the intelligence which goes with sex and beauty, and arises out of sex and beauty, is intuition.

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Sometimes you're drowning yourself in your own words.

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