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Writers can’t write as fast as governments make wars; because to write demands thinking.

Bertolt Brecht

The storm that bends the birch trees Is held to be violent But how about the storm That bends the backs of the roadworkers?
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Storm Tree Violent
People remain what they are even if their faces fall apart.
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Faces Fall People
On thinking about Hell, I gather My brother Shelley found it was a place Much like the city of London.
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Brother Cities Thinking
Boy Meets Girl, So What?
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Boys Broken Girl Heart
The aim of science is not to open the door to infinite wisdom, but to set a limit to infinite error.
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Errors Science Wisdom
Intelligence is not to make no mistakes, but quickly to see how to make them good.
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Mistake Moving Wisdom
First the grub, then the morals.
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Firsts Miscellaneous Moral
When the leaders speak of peace, the common folk know war is coming.
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Common Folk Leader War
Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes.
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Happiness Hero Land
Pleasures First look from morning’s window The rediscovered book Fascinated faces Snow, the change of the seasons
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Book Change Dog Morning
Don’t accept the habitual as a natural thing. In times of disorder, of organized confusion, of de-humanized humanity, nothing should seem natural. Nothing should seem impossible to change.
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Confusion Humanity Impossible
Those who have had no share in the good fortunes of the mighty Often have a share in their misfortunes.
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Fortune Good Mighty Share
The war which is coming Is not the first one. There were Other wars before it. When the last one came to an end There were conquerors and conquered. Among the conquered the common people Starved. Among the conquerors The common people starved too.
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Lasts People War
Who built the seven gates of Thebes? In the books are listed the names of kings. Did the kings heave up the building blocks?
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Block Book Kings
Whenever there are great virtues, it’s a sure sign something’s wrong.
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Great Something Virtue Wrong
We need a type of theatre which not only releases the feelings, insights and impulses possible within the particular historical field of human relations in which the action takes place, but employs and encourages those thoughts and feelings which help transform the field itself.
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Feelings Historical Theatre

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