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“The spread of secondary and latterly of tertiary education has created a large population of people, often with well-developed literary and scholarly tastes, who have been educated far beyond their capacity to undertake analytical thought.”
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![Donald Barthelme](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1437379717i/24425._UX200_CR0,25,200,200_.jpg)
“There were reactions. Some people found the balloon 'interesting'. As a response this seemed inadequate to the immensity of the balloon, the suddenness of its appearance over the city; on the other hand, in the absence of hysteria or other societally-induced anxiety, it must be judged a calm, 'mature' one. There was a certain amount of initial argumentation about the 'meaning' of the balloon; this subsided, because we have learned not to insist on meanings, and they are rarely even looked for now, except in cases involving the simplest, safest phenomena. It was agreed that since the meaning of the balloon could never be known absolutely, extended discussion was pointless, or at least less purposeful than the activities of those who, for example, hung green and blue paper lanterns from the warm gray underside, in certain streets, or seized the occasion to write messages on the surface, announcing their availability for the performance of unnatural acts, or the availability of acquaintances.”
― Unspeakable Practices, Unnatural Acts
― Unspeakable Practices, Unnatural Acts
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“Apollo, the god of light, of reason, of proportion, harmony, number - Apollo blinds those who press too close in worship. Don't look straight at the sun. Go into a dark bar for a bit and have a beer with Dionysis, every now and then.”
― The Left Hand of Darkness
― The Left Hand of Darkness
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“As mystery and miracles took charge of the past and present, prophesy took charge of the future and rounded the tenses of faith.”
― The Age of Reason
― The Age of Reason
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