A principle for living
Remain skeptical of utopian projects that promise perfection at the cost of freedom.
Ismail Kadare
104 upvotes · 39 borrows · about 10 hours ago
Remain skeptical of utopian projects that promise perfection at the cost of freedom.
Aim for works that outlast the moment and speak across borders and generations.
84 upvotes · 6 borrowsUnderstand that survival under authoritarianism often requires intelligence, caution, and indirectness.
94 upvotes · 18 borrowsKeep faith with memory, because forgetting makes oppression easier.
89 upvotes · 22 borrowsValue ambiguity and layered meaning over simplistic political slogans.
50 upvotes · 18 borrowsBelieve that small nations and marginalized cultures deserve a universal literary voice.
72 upvotes · 37 borrowsAccept exile, distance, or displacement as a way to see one’s homeland and its history more clearly.
74 upvotes · 47 borrows