[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fGaS9Z2iRUL9_UfeVBEjKXuEdxFgg9S12viqsfZiz2AY":3,"$frD9jWfkv0maVVeMnhfPSS09GP8cPrXTSQDdjxi2kwWs":12},{"author":4,"tags":11},{"author_id":5,"author_name":6,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"bio":9,"short_bio":9,"slug":10,"image_url":9},11954,"Witold Gombrowicz","W",77,null,"witold-gombrowicz",[],{"quotes":13,"pagination":77},[14,22,28,34,40,46,53,59,65,71],{"id":15,"quote_text":16,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":19,"source":20,"quote_tag":21,"commentary":9},3516596,"Don’t change the beggar into a conqueror, because it was the beggar who led you to conquest.",6,false,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":23,"quote_text":24,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":25,"source":26,"quote_tag":27,"commentary":9},3516592,"There is nothing that the mature hate more, there is nothing that disgusts them more, than immaturity.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":29,"quote_text":30,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":31,"source":32,"quote_tag":33,"commentary":9},3516582,"Many a beauty in her own room behaves repulsively till one splits one’s sides.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":35,"quote_text":36,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":37,"source":38,"quote_tag":39,"commentary":9},3516578,"I could have protested of course, who says I couldn’t – I could have risen to my feet at any moment, walked up to them, and – no matter how difficult it would have been – made it abundantly clear that I was not seventeen but thirty. I could have – yet I couldn’t because I didn’t want to, the only thing I wanted was to prove that I was not an old-fashioned boy!",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":41,"quote_text":42,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":43,"source":44,"quote_tag":45,"commentary":9},3516569,"Kneadalski shrank, crouched, and hit him from below with a shattering, copycat counterface as follows: he too rolled his eyeballs, lifted them and ogled, he too opened his mouth in calflike rapture, and, his face thus prepared, he moved it in circles till a fly fell into his gaping mouth; he then ate it.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":47,"quote_text":48,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":49,"source":50,"quote_tag":51,"commentary":52},3516562,"A hanged sparrow! Who would ever think of hanging a sparrow? It’s like flavoring borscht with two mushrooms instead of just one – it’s too much!",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\nThis quote is likely from Witold Gombrowicz's novel \"Ferdydurke,\" written during a tumultuous period in Polish history. The book, published in 1937, reflects the author's disillusionment with the post-World War I Polish society and his own struggles with identity and belonging. Gombrowicz's experiences as a member of the Polish intelligentsia, grappling with the country's complex history and cultural heritage, influenced his writing.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nThe quote reveals a counter-intuitive truth about the nature of excess and restraint. On the surface, Gombrowicz seems to be making a humorous observation about the absurdity of over-accessorizing, but beneath this, he's highlighting the importance of subtlety and restraint in creative expression. The \"hanged sparrow\" and the \"two mushrooms\" serve as metaphors for the dangers of over-embellishment, which can lead to a loss of authenticity and effectiveness.\n\n**How to Use This**\nWhen working on a creative project, remember that sometimes less is more. Resist the temptation to over-accessorize or over-embellish your ideas, as this can lead to a loss of focus and impact. Instead, strive for a delicate balance between simplicity and nuance, allowing your work to breathe and speak for itself.",{"id":54,"quote_text":55,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":56,"source":57,"quote_tag":58,"commentary":9},3516551,"The world was indeed a kind of screen and did not manifest itself other than by passing me on and on – I was just the bouncing ball that objects played with!",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":60,"quote_text":61,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":62,"source":63,"quote_tag":64,"commentary":9},3516531,"It is in the prime of youth that man sinks into empty phrases and grimaces. 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