What we call ideology is precisely the confusion of linguistic with natural reality, of reference with phenomenalism - Paul de Man

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The moment that changed me for ever was the moment my first child was born. I was happy, filled with hope, and thought, 'Now I understand the whole point of work, of life, of love.

Paul de Man

What we call ideology is precisely the confusion of linguistic with natural reality, of reference with phenomenalism

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If one reads too quickly or too slowly, one understands nothing.

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Metaphors are much more tenacious than facts.

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The bases for historical knowledge are not empirical facts but written texts, even if these texts masquerade in the guise of wars or revolutions.

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Death is a displaced name for a linguistic predicament.

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How could I choose someone who would force me to give up my own small reach for meaning? I chose myself, and without consolation.

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I also know that while I am black I am a human being, and therefore I have the right to go into any public place. White people didn't know that. Every time I tried to go into a place they stopped me

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