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Quote by Walter Benjamin
Genuine polemics approach a book as lovingly as a cannibal spices

Genuine polemics approach a book as lovingly as a cannibal spices a baby. – Walter Benjamin

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Separation penetrates the disappearing person like a pigment and steeps him in gentle radiance. – Walter Benjamin

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The covers of this book are too far apart. – Ambrose Bierce

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Even the lion has to defend himself against flies. – Proverb

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The critical opinions of a writer should always be taken with a large grain of salt. For the most part, they are manifestations of his debate with himself as to what he should do next and what he should avoid. – W. H. Auden

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Do not use a hatchet to remove a fly from your friends forehead. – Chinese Proverb

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