July 29, 2010

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The absence of God does not clear the way for the tragic but for the sordid.

Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección, p. 263

2 comments:

  1. The original Spanish is:

    La ausencia de Dios no le abre paso a lo trágico sino a lo sórdido.

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  2. A good illustration of this aphorism, in my opinion, is Friedrich Dürrenmatt's "tragedy," The Visit (Der Besuch der alten Dame).

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