"Even ivory towers need central heating." — Breyten Breytenbach
"Even ivory towers need central heating."
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14 Quotes by Breyten Breytenbach
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Leaving traces of ourselves, as in creative productivity, could then be seen as part of the definition of consciousness for…
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Americans have mastered the art of living with the unacceptable.
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The predominant yardstick of your government is not human rights but national interests.
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Better still - your history has shown how powerful a moral catharsis expressed through popular resistance to injustice can sometimes…
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I came, I saw, I was confused.
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You ride astride the imaginary in order to hunt down the real.
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I think it's an area that one writes from that is curious because it is not a clearly defined partisan…
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In reality the workings of your governing system are opaque and covert, while hiding in the chattering spotlight of an…
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In dancing with the enemy one follows his steps even if counting under one's breath.
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The goal, I submit, is obvious: subjugating the world (which is barbarian, dangerous, envious and ungrateful) to US power for…
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Dangerous because your present Administration and its specialized agencies by all accounts know no restraint in hitting out at any…
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It may be an extreme example brought about by abnormal circumstances - but the criteria of human rights kick in,…
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Because when you watch U.S. television, all the presenters and reporters, they're all out of central casting.
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The central problem of novel-writing is causality.
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