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Writing for me is about my freedom.

— Kathy Acker

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The German Romantics had to destroy the same bastions we do.

Empire of the Senseless (1988)

Literature is that which denounces and slashes apart the repressing machine at the level of the signified.

Empire of the Senseless (1988)

The only characteristic freaks share is our knowledge that we don't fit in.

Don Quixote (1986)

"Why are they ashamed and miserable?"
"They're repenting they're white.

Don Quixote (1986)

It's all up to you, girls. You have to be strong. These are the days of post-women's liberation. You have grown up by now and you have to take care of yourself. No one's going to help you.

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What constitutes the bulwark of our own liberty and independence?

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Science and religion are two human enterprises sharing many features.

Freeman Dyson Infinite in All Directions (1988)

There is no governor anywhere; you are all absolutely free. There is no restraint that cannot be escaped.

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