“Why did people want to rob him of the fame of fasting longer?” A Hunger Artist
I quote others only in order the better to express myself. Essays
“It seems clear that the Arab East still sees the West as a natural enemy. Against that enemy, any hostile action-be it political, military, or based on oil-is considered no more than legitimate vengeance. And there can be no doubt that the schism between these two worlds dates from the Crusades, deeply felt by the Arabs, even today, as an act of rape” The Crusades Through Arab Eyes
Deem not life a thing of consequence. For look at the yawning void of the future, and at that other limitless space, the past. Book IV
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