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“A man who loses his privacy loses everything . . . And a man who gives it up of his own free will is a monster.” Milan Kundera, “The Unbearable Lightness of Being” - 1984

“Civilization is the progress toward a society of privacy. The savage's whole existence is public, ruled by the laws of his tribe. Civilization is the process of setting man free from men.” Ayn Rand, “The Fountainhead” - 1943

“Intrusive, thoughtless people!” Franz Kafka, “The Trial” - 1925

“I hate how I don't feel real enough unless people are watching.” Chuck Palahniuk, “Invisible Monsters” - 1999

“Is there nowhere in an American house where one may be by one's self?” Edith Wharton, “The Age of Innocence” - 1920

“Every form of happiness is private. Our greatest moments are personal, self-motivated, not to be touched.” Ayn Rand, “The Fountainhead” - 1943

“And I like large parties. They're so intimate. At small parties there isn't any privacy.” F. Scott Fitzgerald, “The Great Gatsby” - 1925

“After a while you learn that privacy is something you can sell, but you can’t buy it back.” Bob Dylan, “Chronicles, Volume One” - 2004

“Tragedy . . . belonged to the ancient time, to a time when there was still privacy, love, and friendship, and when the members of a family stood by one another without needing to know the reason.” George Orwell, “1984” - 1949

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