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Quote by Italo Calvino
The satirist is prevented by repulsion from gaining a better knowl

The satirist is prevented by repulsion from gaining a better knowledge of the world he is attracted to, yet he is forced by attraction to concern himself with the world that repels him. – Italo Calvino

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The city of cats and the city of men exist one inside the other, but they are not the same city. – Italo Calvino

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Cats
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The catalogue of forms is endless: until every shape has found its city, new cities will continue to be born. When the forms exhaust their variety and come apart, the end of cities begins. – Italo Calvino

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City Life, Cities
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The truth is often terrifying, which I think is one of the motifs of Larry and Andrews cinema. The cost of knowledge is an important theme. In the second and third films, they explore the consequences of Neos choice to know the truth. Its a beautiful, beautiful story. – Keanu Reeves

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If we had failed to pursue the facts as far as they led, we would have denied the public any knowledge of an unprecedented scheme of political surveillance and sabotage. – Katharine Graham

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Do you remember when you found out you wouldnt live forever? People dont talk about this, but everybody had to go through it because youre not born with that knowledge. – David Cronenberg

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Always, through my whole life, Ive had a thirst for knowledge. – Emmitt Smith

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