Writers, you know, are the beggars of Western society. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes beggar society western
The idea of modernity is beginning to lose its vitality. It is losing it because modernity is no longer a critical attitude but an accepted, codified convention. Octavio Paz acceptattitudebegin Change image and share on social
The sound of water is worth more than all the poets' words. Octavio Paz poetsoundwater Change image and share on social
Self-discovery is above all the realization that we are alone: it is the opening of an impalpable, transparent wall - that of our consciousness - between the world and ourselves. Octavio Paz consciousnessdiscoveryimpalpable Change image and share on social
All true language is incomprehensible, like the chatter of a beggar's teeth. Antonin Artaud beggarchatterincomprehensible Change image and share on social
'Great Expectations' has been described as 'Dickens's harshest indictment of society.' Which it is. After all, it's about money. About not having enough money; about the fever of the getting of money; about having too much money; about the taint of money. Felix Dennis dickenexpectationfever share on social
Rebels in Darfur have learned the value of mobilizing western human rights groups to prolong wars, and this lesson is working gloriously for them. Stephen Kinzer darfurgloriouslygroup Change image and share on social
