Thanks to the achievements of East Asia's first farmers, China became Chinese. Guns, Germs And Steel
„How mysterious this life was, how deep and muddy its waters ran, yet how clear and noble what emerged from them.“ Narcissus and Goldmund
Everyone is ruled by the Logos, which is common to all; yet, though the Logos is universal, the majority of men live as if they had an identity peculiar to themselves. Fragments
To string incongruities and absurdities together in a wandering and sometimes purposeless way, and seem innocently unaware that they are absurdities, is the basis of the American art, if my position is correct. How to Tell s Story
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