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A 'modern' man has nothing to add to modernism, if only because he has nothing to oppose it with. The well-adapted drop off the dead limb of time like lice.

~Elias Canetti

Topics: Add Because Dead Drop He Lice Like Limb Man Modern Modern Man Modernism Nothing Off Only Oppose Time

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All the things one has forgotten scream for help in dreams.

~Elias Canetti

Topics: Dreams Forgotten Help Scream Things

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The fear of burglars is not only the fear of being robbed, but also the fear of a sudden and unexpected clutch out of the darkness.

~Elias Canetti

Topics: Also Being Burglar Clutch Darkness Fear Only Out Robbed Sudden Unexpected

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One should not confuse the craving for life with endorsement of it.

~Elias Canetti

Topics: Confuse Craving Endorsement Life Should

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Rulers who want to unleash war know very well that they must procure or invent a first victim.

~Elias Canetti

Topics: First Invent Know Must Procure Rulers Very Victim Want War Well Who

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His head is made of stars, but not yet arranged into constellations.

~Elias Canetti

Topics: Arranged Constellations Head His Made Stars

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The process of writing has something infinite about it. Even though it is interrupted each night, it is one single notation.

~Elias Canetti

Topics: About Each Each Night Even Infinite Interrupted Night Process Single Something Though Writing

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Justice requires that everyone should have enough to eat. But it also requires that everyone should contribute to the production of food.

~Elias Canetti

Topics: Also Contribute Eat Enough Everyone Food Justice Production Requires Should

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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.

~Elias Canetti

Topics: Adult Also Child Children Consider Deceiving Deception Enjoy Figure Find Necessary Out Pleasure Practice Quickly Themselves Then Very

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When you write down your life, every page should contain something no one has ever heard about.

~Elias Canetti

Topics: About Contain Down Ever Every Heard Life Page Should Something Write You Your

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Biography

Nationality: Swiss

Type: Author

Born: July 25th, 1905

Died: August 13th, 1994

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