For a man who no longer has a homeland, writing becomes a place to live.

Wer keine Heimat mehr hat, dem wird wohl gar das Schreiben zum Wohnen.

Theodor Adorno

Minima Moralia

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Topic

Exile Writing

Author

Theodor Adorno

Source

Minima Moralia

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

German

Time

1951 1950s 20th century

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

From

Germany Europe

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Original Citation

Adorno, Theodor. Minima Moralia: Reflexionen aus dem beschädigten Leben [Minima Moralia: Reflections from Damaged Life]. Suhrkamp Verlag, 1951.

Current Citation

Adorno, Theodor. Minima Moralia: Reflections from Damaged Life, translated by E. F. N. Jephcott. Verso, 2020.

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To separate them from others of similar age and qualifications solely because of their race generates a feeling of inferiority as to their status in the community that may affect their hearts and minds in a way unlikely ever to be undone... We conclude that, in the field of public education, the doctrine of "separate but equal" has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.

Earl Warren

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka

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Topic
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Earl Warren
Source
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
Medium
Supreme Court opinion Legal opinion
Genre
Legal writing
Language
English
Time
1954 1950s 20th century
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Citation

Warren, Earl. United States, Supreme Court. Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. United States Reports, vol. 347, 17 May 1954, pp. 483-496. Justia, supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/347/483/.

Another quote about Writing

Yeah, I try to leave out the parts that people skip.

Elmore Leonard

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Topic
Writing

Author

Elmore Leonard
Language
English
Time
1985 1980s 20th century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

Leonard, Elmore. Spoken during Book-of-the-Month Club luncheon. Luncheon. c. 1985, USA.

Another quote originally in German

Through his passion nature has given man into woman's hands, and the woman who does not know how to make him her subject, her slave, her toy, and how to betray him with a smile in the end is not wise.

Leopold von Sacher-Masoch

Venus in Furs

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Topic
Men and women
Speaker
Madame Venus

Author

Leopold von Sacher-Masoch
Source
Venus in Furs
Medium
Novel
Language
German
Time
1870 1870s 19th century
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Original Citation

Sacher-Masoch, Leopold. Venus im Pelz [Venus in Furs]. Stuttgart, 1870.

Current Citation

Sacher-Masoch, Leopold. Venus in Furs, translated by Joachim Neugroschel. Penguin Classics, 2000.