"Mostly it was Mad magazine. And I did read a lot of - I had a subscription when I was little, but I also had access to some old collections, the little paperbacks of the really good stuff."

-- Alison Bechdel

#Mad Quotes #Magazines Quotes #Littles Quotes

“I think the benefit of a Catholic childhood is your belief in visual symbols as transmitters of information and clues about life, whether it's the mystery of life or life in general.”
“I hold it true that thoughts are things Endowed with bodies, breath, and wings, And that we send them forth to fill The world with good results--or ill.”
“Civilization is the distance man has placed between himself and his excreta.”

Source : "The Dark Light Years". Book by Brian Aldiss, 1964.
“In the era of Khruschev the Soviet Union had publicly declared itself a supporter of the Indian stand on Kashmir. In 1962 a Russian veto had defeated a Security Council resolution on the plebiscite issue. By 1965, and after the fall of the Kruschev regime, Russian attitudes were significantly modified.”
“I hate liberality - nine times out of ten it is cowardice, and the tenth time lack of principle.”
“I, personally, am trying to get more and more involved with the gay and lesbian movement, very much so.”
“I told my girls, 'Look at Rihanna: She's one of the biggest pop stars in the world. She's really famous, really powerful, really rich. Yet in every single video she can only wear panties. Poor Rhianna! We'll know when she is properly powerful and successful when we see her in a lovely cardigan.'”
“I don't mind saying what's on my mind.”

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