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gabrielsmy quotes 8 Nov 201212 May 2026

Slippers are designed
to be slipped into
without help from the hand.
They are monuments to
the hatred of bending down.

A quotation from Theodor W. Adorno’s Minima Moralia: Reflections on Damaged Life. By Marika Rose.

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Published 8 Nov 201212 May 2026

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