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Hungry man, reach for the book: it is a weapon.

Bertolt Brecht

The mobilization order is already written out. Every day, to earn my daily bread I go to the market where lies are bought Hopefully I take up my place among the sellers.
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Eran Hopefully Mobilization Out Place Seller Written
I’m in good form, taking no interest in things, neglecting clothes, meals, company, and feeling calm and stable as I write.
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Clothes Feelings Writing
Those against politics are in favor of the politics inflicted upon them.
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Democracy Favors Freedom
Poverty makes you sad as well as wise.
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Poverty Wells Wise
There are a few things that’ll move people to pity, a few, but the trouble is, when they’ve been used several times, they no longer work.
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Moving People Trouble
Even the most blockheaded bureaucrat, provided he loves peace, is a greater lover of the arts than any so-called art-lover who loves the arts of war.
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Even Greater Love Lover Peace Provided War
Sin is what is new, strong, surprising, strange. The theatre must take an interest in sin if the young are to be able to go there.
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Able Strong Theatre
Grub first, then ethics.
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Cooking First Food
If you don’t have fun, you don’t have a show.
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Fun Inspirational Shows
Life is short and so is money.
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Cute Life Money Short
Sometimes it’s more important to be human, than to have good taste.
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Important Sometimes Taste
The fanatics for progress often have too little appreciation of the existing.
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Appreciation Littles Progress
If you wan to steal money, don’t rob a bank – open one.
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Money One Open Stealing
A man who strains himself on the stage is bound, if he is any good, to strain all the people sitting in the stalls.
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Acting Men People
When the leaders speak of peace, the common folk know war is coming.
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Common Folk Leader War
Let nothing be called natural In an age of bloody confusion, Ordered disorder, planned caprice, And dehumanized humanity, lest all things Be held unalterable!
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Confusion Humanity Nature

Hungry man, reach for the book: it is a weapon.

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