Despondency Quote by Jean Genet

“Eventually, a governess realized I needed spectacles. When I first put them on my face, I can’t even tell you . . . it…

— Tessa Dare

“The spectacle erases the dividing line between self and world, in that the self- under siege by the presence/absence of the world, is eventually…

— Guy Debord

The appalling and shameful scene ("spectacle", Fr.) of disarray and illogicality that manifest itself in the thought and deeds of men, will no longer…

— African Spir

“This is where the disillusioned gathered to look for new illusions”

— William McKeen

“My temperament and my instinct had told me alike that the author, who writes at his own emergency, remains and needs to remain at…

— Eudora Welty

“If we don’t readjust our perception in time, the screeching hinges in our mind may break for want of oil and our viewing angle…

— Erik Pevernagie

“I thought that as I had failed in the contemplation of true existence, I ought to be careful that I did not lose the…

— Socrates

Memories are like fireflies darting across the surface of my mind, showing me here and there images so sharp and vivid that I catch…

— Susan Kay

An unnoticed corner of the world suddenly becomes noticed, and when you notice something clearly and see it vividly, it becomes sacred. (On Robert…

— Allen Ginsberg

“It is a spectacular illusion – a deeply three-dimensional scene flattened onto an earthly canvas.”

— Stefanie Payne

“When someone in privileged circumstances gets a bit bewildered or stymied or maybe stumbles, the light he sees things in will change. But seeing…

— Sōseki Natsume

“I gazed at these marvels in profound silence. Words were utterly wanting to indicate the sensations of wonder I experienced. I seemed, as I…

— Jules Verne