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You have but to know an object by its proper name for it to lose i

You have but to know an object by its proper name for it to lose its dangerous magic. – Elias Canetti

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Every decision is liberating, even if it leads to disaster. Otherwise, why do so many people walk upright and with open eyes into their misfortune? – Elias Canetti

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