Melancholy has ceased to be an individual phenomenon, an exception. It has become the class privilege of the wage earner, a mass state of mind that finds its cause wherever life is governed by production quotas.

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Believing: it means believing in our own lies. And I can say that I am...

Believing: it means believing in our own lies. And I can say that I am...

Art is accusation, expression, passion. Art is a fight to the finish between black charcoal...

Art is accusation, expression, passion. Art is a fight to the finish between black charcoal...

The job of a citizen is to keep his mouth open.

The job of a citizen is to keep his mouth open.

The job of a citizen is to keep his mouth open.

The job of a citizen is to keep his mouth open.

Information networks straddle the world. Nothing remains concealed. But the sheer volume of information dissolves...

Information networks straddle the world. Nothing remains concealed. But the sheer volume of information dissolves...

Even bad books are books and therefore sacred.

Even bad books are books and therefore sacred.

We already have the statistics for the future: the growth percentages of pollution, overpopulation, desertification....

We already have the statistics for the future: the growth percentages of pollution, overpopulation, desertification....

If work and leisure are soon to be subordinated to this one utopian principle -...

If work and leisure are soon to be subordinated to this one utopian principle -...

Art is uncompromising and life is full of compromises.

Art is uncompromising and life is full of compromises.

The truth is I can't be with you like this. I mean, I know I...

The truth is I can't be with you like this. I mean, I know I...

A good compromise, a good piece of legislation, is like a good sentence; or a...

A good compromise, a good piece of legislation, is like a good sentence; or a...

In every relationship, the person least interested in maintaining it is going to dominate it,...

In every relationship, the person least interested in maintaining it is going to dominate it,...

Don't compromise even if it hurts to be yourself.

Don't compromise even if it hurts to be yourself.

Love is about give and take sometimes. You have to be willing to compromise but...

Love is about give and take sometimes. You have to be willing to compromise but...

You need to do the work to bring the money in, but not compromise standards.

You need to do the work to bring the money in, but not compromise standards.

I was planning to go into architecture. But when I arrived, architecture was filled up....

I was planning to go into architecture. But when I arrived, architecture was filled up....

The compromise will always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it is compromising.

The compromise will always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it is compromising.

Solutions must be based on compromises.

Solutions must be based on compromises.

For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain,...

For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain,...

A good compromise, a good piece of legislation, is like a good sentence; or a...

A good compromise, a good piece of legislation, is like a good sentence; or a...