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His head is made of stars, but not yet arranged into constellations.
Elias Canetti
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Elias Canetti
Age: 89 †
Born: 1905
Born: July 25
Died: 1994
Died: August 14
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There can be no Creator, simply because his grief at the fate of his creation would be inconceivable and unendurable.
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Rulers who want to unleash war know very well that they must procure or invent a first victim.
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The paranoiac is the exact image of the ruler. The only difference is their position in the world. One might even think the paranoiac the more impressive of the two because he is sufficient unto himself and cannot be shaken by failure.
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Adults find pleasure in deceiving a child. They consider it necessary, but they also enjoy it. The children very quickly figure it out and then practice deception themselves.
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As if one could know the good a person is capable of, when one doesn't know the bad he might do.
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