André Maurois (1885–1967) French writer
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“After all, people with a herd instinct hold mediocrity in high esteem. They praise it as having great value. They believe they are strong because they are the majority. The middling level has no terrors, no anxieties. They huddle together, indulging in the illusion of warmth. If you’re alone with nothing, and certainly not yourself. And how content they are with that state of affairs!”
— Elfriede Jelinek, book The Piano Teacher
P 66
The Piano Teacher (1988)
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