"The Winner Stands Alone" is a good book, which contains interesting analysis of the development of some personality types, their actions and justifications, and many deep and sharp opinions about a host of matters connected to consumerism, and the 'society of spectacle' (show society).. The sharpness and strength reached a climax somewhere after the mid of the novel, and then went down.. I would say it had an assymetric inverse parabolic shape..
Here are some of the quotes from the book :
“Change only happens in the times of crisis”
“We have all heard of a disease in central africa causing sleep.. we should know that a similar disease also inflicts the spirit, and it is very dangerous, because it can’t be noticed at an early age. Take notice of it with the first signs of indifference of lack of enthusiasm! The only vaccine against this disease is realizing that the spirit suffers – a lot – when we force it to live superficially.. The spirit loves all that is beautiful and deep!”
“Blessed is he that gives your children wings and roots”
“Talent? Yes .. she would like to believe that.. but she knows that in reality this is just the results of a game of dice between gods .. picks up specific people, and puts others in the other side in an a vast hole, where they can’t exit, can only clap and worship.. and then criticize later when time becomes against those gods”
“The Higher class tries to market its values. Ordinary people complain of divine injustice,and envy power, and are hurt when they see others enjoying.. They don’t understand that no one is really content, that everyone is worried and doesn’t feel safe.. and that what is hidden by jewelry, cars and fat wallets is simply great inferiority complexes.”
“We become gradually over the years, people below average.. We care not to be looked at as weird or extra-enthusiastic”.
“ Doctors look at the results of tests that completely oppose what they thought was the real reason, and have to decide what to trust, science or their hearts.. They have learned with time to trust their instincts, and saw improvements with their patients.
Businessment spend a lot of time on charts and graphs, then go in a manner that opposes the market completely, and then get richer !
Artists write books and movies that everybody says “will never succeed”, and “who cares for these things” , to end up Icons of popular culture.
Spiritual leaders preach fear and guilt instead of love that hsould, theoretically, be the most important thing in the world, and get more believers..
Only one group always fail to walk against the flow: Politicians. They want to satisfy eveyrone and they adhere strongly to the rules of politics. They end up resigning, apologizing and contradicting themselves.”
“He didn’t know that pure evil has a baby’s heart, doesn’t take responsibility for his actions, and is completely sure that he is right. He doesn’t fear, when he doesn’t get what he wants, to use everythiig possible to get to his aims. She understood know how did the angel become a demon: he always had in his heart revenge and hate, although he claimed that he grew and conquered all his wounds.”
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