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Quote of the Night
Every life is in many days, day after day. We walk through ourselves, meeting robbers, ghosts, giants, old men, young men, wives, widows, brothers-in-love, but always meeting ourselves. James Joyce, Ulysses *James Joyce didn’t just write stories—he changed the way stories could be told. In Ulysses, he took one day in the life of a…
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Quote of the Night
Why do the men say, in spite of the extra work, the exhaustion, the apprehension caused by the threat of a flood, and then sometimes by the flood itself, why do they say, without explanation, “I’ ll never leave!”? Why should they see leaving as a sign of failure, when there’ s no point in…
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Questions of the night
Where do our dreams go when they’re not fulfilled? Where do our memories go when they’re forgotten? Will others remember us when we have forgotten ourselves? *Reflections after watching the documentary “The Ground Beneath Our Feet” as part of the CPH:DOX festival.
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Quote of the Night
We deem those happywho from the experience of lifehave learned to bear its illswithout being overcome by them. Karl Jung * Karl Jung (1875- 1961) was a Swiss psychiatrist, psychotherapist, and psychologist. He founded the school of analytical psychology. One of Jung’s most influential ideas was his belief in the deep psychological impact of spiritual…
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Quote of the Night
Is it possible that you cast your shadows upon the sunlight ahead, chasing it away- only to wonder later why bright days no longer come?
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Quote- Question of the Night
Which part of yourself took up the most space today? Who was the “chief” and had the largest impact on your thoughts and actions? *Chat Gpt answered: That’s a deep question. Today, my “chief” was probably the part of me that wants to be present and engaged—curious, attentive, and eager to understand. I found myself…
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Quote of the Night
Everyone has to learn Greek, because it is through Greek that one can understand one’s own language. Jacqueline de Romilly *Jacqueline de Romilly (1913–2010) was a French philologist, historian, and one of the leading scholars of ancient Greek literature. She was a specialist in Thucydides and the political thought of classical Greece. In 1988, she…
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Quote of the Night
The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be. Douglas Adams *Douglas Adams (1952–2001) was a…
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Antiquote of the Night
I have been repeating the same mistakes in life for so long nowI may as well call them traditions. There are some moments in life that I need a sarcastic, edgy exclamation. A heavy winter needs heavy measures.
Alexandra Konstanti
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