There are souls that are incurable and lost to the rest of society. Deprive them of one means of folly, they will invent ten thousand others. They wi… - Antonin Artaud

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There are souls that are incurable and lost to the rest of society. Deprive them of one means of folly, they will invent ten thousand others. They will create subtler, wilder methods, methods that are absolutely desperate. Nature herself is fundamentally antisocial, it is only by a usurpation of powers that the organized body of society opposes the natural inclination of humanity.

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About Antonin Artaud

Antoine Marie Joseph Artaud (September 4, 1896 – March 8, 1948), better known as Antonin Artaud, was a French playwright, poet, actor and director.

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Alternative Names: Antoine Marie Joseph Artaud Antoine Marie Joseph Paul Artaud Artaud
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