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What's wrong with a bit of nostalgia between friends? I think nostalgia sometimes gets too much of a bad press.
Terry Eagleton
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Terry Eagleton
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: February 22
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Capitalism cannot survive without a working class, while the working class can flourish a lot more freely without capitalism.
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In the deep night of metaphysics, all cats look black.
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Today, nostalgia is almost as unacceptable as racism.
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