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Julio Cortazar quotes

Argentinian Writer August 26, 1914 – February 12, 1984

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Julio Cortazar quote: "And do you accept the idea that there is no explanation?"
And do you accept the idea that there is no explanation? Julio Cortazar
All established order forms a line of resistance against the threat of rupture and places its meager forces at the service of continuity. That everything should continue as usual is the bourgeois standard of a reality that is indeed bourgeois precisely because it is a standard. Julio Cortazar
Julio Cortazar quote: "Nothing is more comical than seriousness understood as a..."
Nothing is more comical than seriousness understood as a virtue that has to precede all important literature Julio Cortazar
All profound distraction opens certain doors. You have to allow yourself to be distracted when you are unable to concentrate. Julio Cortazar
Julio Cortazar quote: "Salt and the center of the world have to be there, in that..."
Salt and the center of the world have to be there, in that spot on the tablecloth. Julio Cortazar
The modern story begun, one might say, with Edgar Allan Poe, which proceeds inexorably, like a machine destined to accomplish its mission with the maximum economy of means. Julio Cortazar
Julio Cortazar quote: "Only by living absurdly is it possible to break out of this..."
Only by living absurdly is it possible to break out of this infinite absurdity. Julio Cortazar
Julio Cortazar quote: "In quoting others, we cite ourselves."
In quoting others, we cite ourselves. Julio Cortazar
Julio Cortazar quote: "Siempre lo sorprende descubrirse inclinado sobre lo nimio,..."
Siempre lo sorprende descubrirse inclinado sobre lo nimio, dndole importancia a los detalles. Julio Cortazar
Julio Cortazar quote: "Now I am an axolotl."
Now I am an axolotl. Julio Cortazar
Julio Cortazar quote: "Once in a while it happens that I vomit up a bunny."
Once in a while it happens that I vomit up a bunny. Julio Cortazar

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