Difficult Quote by Terry Eagleton Download Open image “It is difficult to think of an origin without wanting to go back beyond it.” — Terry Eagleton ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.5 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Difficult Thinking
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Nations sometimes flourish by denying the crimes that brought them into being. Only when the original invasion, occupation, extermination or usurpation has been safely… — Terry Eagleton Copy Share Image
Literature transforms and intensifies ordinary language, deviates systematically from everyday speech. If you approach me at a bus stop and murmur Thou still unravished… — Terry Eagleton Copy Share Image
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