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— Italo Calvino"The satirist is prevented by repulsion from gaining a better knowledge of the world he is attracted to, yet he is forced by attraction to concern himself with the world that repels him."
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A grocer is attracted to his business by a magnetic force as great as the repulsion which renders it odious to artists.
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What sets worlds in motion is the interplay of differences, their attractions and repulsions; life is plurality, death is uniformity.
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