quote of the day
April 17th, 2005
“Utopia is an amputated reality that pretends to be all-inclusive.” (Kateb, 1999)
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book and sword : gratitude and revenge
is the first novel written by Jin Yong. The protagonist is Chan Ka Lok, who is the leader of the Red Flower Society. The book title refers to Ka Lok being famous for being well-versed in culture and martial arts, but also for having to make a difficult ethical decision. My father named me and my brother after him.
The subtitle is from a poem Desiderata
June 7th, 2005 at 3:57 am
Is this from George Kateb? He’s the funniest little man ever – I used to push papers for him right around the time he was dreaming up this quote.