You don’t have to know a philosopher’s every syllable to know why he rubs you the wrong way. You may know it best after a few of his sentences, and les and less well after that. The important thing is to see his web and move away before you tear it.

— Elias Canetti Das Geheimherz der Uhr [The Secret Heart of the Clock (1987)

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