It is not the first duty of the novelist to provide blueprints for insurrection, or uplifting tales of successful resistance for the benefit of the opposition. The naming of what is there is what is important.

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Politics is the enemy of the imagination.

Politics is the enemy of the imagination.

When its gone, you'll know what a gift love was. You'll suffer like this. So...

When its gone, you'll know what a gift love was. You'll suffer like this. So...

One has to have the courage of one's pessimism.

One has to have the courage of one's pessimism.

By concentrating on what is good in people, by appealing to their idealism and their...

By concentrating on what is good in people, by appealing to their idealism and their...

You enter a state of controlled passivity, you relax your grip and accept that even...

You enter a state of controlled passivity, you relax your grip and accept that even...