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Quote by Milan Kundera
The basis of shame is not some personal mistake of ours, but the i

The basis of shame is not some personal mistake of ours, but the ignominy, the humiliation we feel that we must be what we are without any choice in the matter, and that this humiliation is seen by everyone. – Milan Kundera

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People are going deaf because music is played louder and louder, but because theyre going deaf, it has to be played louder still. – Milan Kundera

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