Pure Identity

Famous quotes containing the words pure and/or identity:

“What if all ponds were shallow? Would it not react on the minds of men? I am thankful that this pond was made deep and pure for a symbol. While men believe in the infinite some ponds will be thought to be bottomless.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

“All that remains is the mad desire for present identity through a woman.”
—Max Frisch (1911–1991)