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Cancer patients are lied to, not just because the disease is (or is thought to be) a death sentence, but read more

Cancer patients are lied to, not just because the disease is (or is thought to be) a death sentence, but because it is felt to be obscene -- in the original meaning of that word: ill-omened, abominable, repugnant to the senses.

by Susan Sontag Found in: Cancer Quotes,
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A large part of the popularity and persuasiveness of psychology comes from its being a sublimated spiritualism: a secular, ostensibly read more

A large part of the popularity and persuasiveness of psychology comes from its being a sublimated spiritualism: a secular, ostensibly scientific way of affirming the primacy of "spirit" over matter.

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Sanity is a cozy lie.

Sanity is a cozy lie.

by Susan Sontag Found in: Sanity Quotes,
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What we need is to use what we have.

What we need is to use what we have.

by Susan Sontag Found in: Needs Quotes,
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Victims suggest innocence. And innocence, by the inexorable logic that governs all relational terms, suggests guilt.

Victims suggest innocence. And innocence, by the inexorable logic that governs all relational terms, suggests guilt.

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