"Ghetto humor is the social twin of fantasy; together they sustain the powerless, who accomplish miracles through illusion."

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Source : Sheila Ballantyne (1983). “Norma Jean, the termite queen”, Viking Pr

Sheila Ballantyne

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“The line between seduction and prostitution is very blurred, and deep down, everyone knows it.”

Source : Virginie Despentes (2010). “King Kong Theory”, p.59, Profile Books
“By the time I got to Harvard, I feel like I knew who I was, and my job there was to throw as much against the wall as possible, to see what would stick.”
“Evidence indicates that cats were first tamed in Egypt. The Egyptians stored grain, which attracted rodents, which attracted cats. (No evidence that such a thing happened with the Mayans, though a number of wild cats are native to the area.) I don't think this is accurate. It is certainly not the whole story. Cats didn't start as mousers. Weasels and snakes and dogs are more efficient as rodent-control agents. I postulate that cats started as psychic companions, as Familiars, and have never deviated from this function.”
“When I joined the militia I had promised myself to kill one Fascist - after all, if each of us killed one they would soon be extinct.”
“When I first started doing stuff outside of Hot Chip, I got the impression that Joe Goddard was a bit concerned. But I said, "I really want to record these songs quickly and not turn them into dance music." And he was fairly supportive - maybe not wholly supportive. But then you learn that no one's about to quit the band, so it seems good and healthy.”
“It keeps you fit - the alcohol, nasty women, sweat on stage, bad food - it's all very good for you.”
“It's really exciting. It's really exciting when you do a piece of work, and people like it, and it gets noticed.”
“Do we really think that the United States will have the protection of innocent Afghans in mind if it rains terror down on the Afghan infrastructure? We are supposedly fighting them because they immorally killed innocent civilians. That made them evil. If we do the same, are we any less immoral?”

Source : "Don't Think of an Elephant!: Know Your Values and Frame the Debate - The Essential Guide for Progressives". Book by George Lakoff, 2004.

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