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then it will be over topic/having-a-body

[...] He is now 'in a free state', but ends his tale like this: 'All that my freedom has brought me is the knowledge that I have a face and have a body, that I must feed this body and clothe this body for a certain number of years. Then it will be over.'

—p.118 The Fun Stuff: And Other Essays Wounder and Wounded (115) by James Wood
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Sternberg's cyst inspo/characterisation topic/having-a-body

Cause it's only dark, generally, back there in his eye's guts. Sometimes a spidery system of synaptic color, if he tries to move the bad eye too quickly. But usually nothing. But it'll heal, anyway. It'll come around. It's all in his head, he knows. Youthful-rebellion injury. Mrs. Sternberg warned …

—p.280 Girl with Curious Hair Westward the course of empire takes its way (231) by David Foster Wallace
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people who live alone topic/having-a-body

'[...] People who live alone have no responsibility in the evenings. One fears a number of things--that one's body could vanish, that human beings may really be what they appear to be at twilight, that one might not be allowed to walk without a stick, that it might be a good idea to go to church an…

—p.47 The Complete Short Stories Description of a Struggle (9) by Franz Kafka
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kinetic beauty topic/having-a-body

Beauty is not the goal of competitive sports, but high-level sports are a prime venue for the expression of human beauty. The relation is roughly that of courage to war.

The human beauty we're talking about here is beauty of a particular type; it might be called kinetic beauty. Its power and app…

—p.8 Both Flesh and Not: Essays Federer Both Flesh and Not (5) by David Foster Wallace
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deeply ambivalent about being embodied inspo/characterisation topic/having-a-body

Eyes the broad-shouldered faceless character that symbolizes Men's Room, does Sternberg, and struggles with himself. He's needed a bowel movement for hours, and since the LordAloft 7:10 lifted things have gotten critical. He tried, back at O'Hare. But he was unable to, because he was afraid to, afr…

—p.254 Girl with Curious Hair Westward the course of empire takes its way (231) by David Foster Wallace