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Alex Danco — On Self-Delusion, Sancho Panza, Safe Words & Seinfeld (EP.156)

Infinite Loops

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The Importance of Don Quixote

Don Quixote, the novel that ushered in the modern era, is one of the great books. It's about an aging land owner who gets into his idea that he should be a knight. He pretends to be a knight all over the place looking for adventure and charging windmills. The book plays out on three levels: slapstick comedy level, deeply sad level and life-affirming level.

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