Familiarity with the world is inescapable even for its enemies

Evidence

“Unheimlich,” he thought: there was no French word; he studied them with a mixture of repugnance and fascination. Outside, the heavy rain of the Ardennes was beginning to fall with the darkness, its drumming muffled by the snow. Unconsciously, he strained to hear the occasional noises from the crew room, afraid of being surprised, as if he were poring over obscene photographs. — Julien Gracq, Balcony in the Forest, 269 (#exemplifies, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The friend-enemy distinction dissolves only through mutual recognition within shared space; Humans can recognize thousands while social worlds cater to the least clever; Fascination with an enemy’s machinery can feel like a shameful private vice — Julien Gracq, Balcony in the Forest, 269

Related

• Fascination with an enemy’s machinery can feel like a shameful private vice (similarity 0.86)

Broader Connections

• Fascination with an enemy’s machinery can feel like a shameful private vice #exemplifies (0.65) — Julien Gracq, Balcony in the Forest, 269
• The friend-enemy distinction dissolves only through mutual recognition within shared space #expands (0.60)
• Humans can recognize thousands while social worlds cater to the least clever #corroborates (0.55)