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John Steinbeck – Things Worth Fighting For

Posted by | September 18, 2007 .

 This i believe : That the free , exploring mind of the individual  human is the most valuable thing in the world .
  And this i would fight for : the freedom of the mind to take any direction it wishes , undirected .
  And this i must fight against :any idea , [...]

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Charles De Gaulle Humor

Posted by | September 18, 2007 .

The graveyards are full of indispensable men.

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Emil Cioran – The Arts

Posted by | September 18, 2007 .

 What will be the physiognomy of painting , of poetry , of music , in a hundred years ? No one can tell . As after the fall of Athens , of Rome , a long pause will intervene , caused by the exhaustion of consciousness itself .
  Humanity , to rejoin the past , must [...]

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Why i named the blog Pigassus

Posted by | September 8, 2007 .

 I’m a big fan of John Steinbeck’s work ; throughout his life , Steinbeck  signed his letters with his personal “Pigassus” logo simbolizing himself as “a lumbering soul but trying to fly”. The Latin Motto “Ad Astra Per Alia Porci” translates “To the stars on the wings of a pig”. In this case i’m the [...]

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