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Every passion borders on the chaotic, but the collectors passion b

Every passion borders on the chaotic, but the collectors passion borders on the chaos of memories. – Walter Benjamin

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Any translation which intends to perform a transmitting function cannot transmit anything but information — hence, something inessential. This is the hallmark of bad translations. – Walter Benjamin

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