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The reign of imagagology begins where history ends.

Milan Kundera

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Milan Kundera
Age: 95
Born: 1929
Born: April 1
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The beauty of New York is unintentional it arose independent of human design, like a stalagmite cavern.
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When we ignore the body, we are more easily victimized by it.
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Disgust at having to talk about oneself is what distinguishes novelistic talent from lyric talent.
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But then he told himself: What does it really mean to be useful? Today's world, just as it is, contains the sum of the utility of all people of all times. Which implies: The highest morality consists in being useless.
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I understood that there was no escaping the memories, that I was surround by them. (p.30)
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