"Land: A part of the earth's surface, considered as property. The theory that land is property subject to private ownership and control is the foundation of modern society, and is eminently worthy of the superstructure."

-- Ambrose Bierce

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“There are certain qualities of light that blur the years.”

Source : Emily St. John Mandel (2014). “Station Eleven: A novel”, p.139, Vintage
“Originally the structure was . . . a modern narrator who would appear intermittently and talk about his memories of his grandmother, which would then be juxtaposed against scenes from the past. But the stories from the past were always more interesting that the things in the present. I find this almost endemic to modern plays that veer between past and present. . . . So as we've gone on developing GOLDEN CHILD, the scenes from the past have become more dominant, and all that remains of the present are these two little bookends that frame the action.”
“The problems with success, frankly, are infinitely preferable to the problems of failure.”
“But if you're talking about fine art work, then I think you have to ask yourself some pretty deep questions about why it is you want to take pictures and what it is you want to say.”

Source : Interview with George Saunders, www.interviewmagazine.com. March 27, 2016.
“Life is always full of drama and challenges, but you don't have to overreact to any of it if you choose not to.”
“Why does anybody want to be famous? You know what's important to me? Having lunch! Pasta! Seeing my friends! Is that so crazy?”
“And home pregnancy tests? They are so last century. Nowadays, I think there's an app that calls your iPhone to warn you that if you finish that third cosmo, you may wind up with a wombmate.”

Source : Lizz Winstead (2012). “Lizz Free or Die: Essays”, p.51, Penguin
“We're antithetical. You use your mind one way; I use mine another. I recognize what you're doing, but I can't imagine it.”

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