"I am an agnostic on most matters of faith, but on the subjects of maps I have always been a true believer. It is on the map, therefore it is, and I am."

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Source : Tony Horwitz (2010). “One for the Road: Revised Edition”, p.55, Vintage

Tony Horwitz

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“In a structure as complex as the human brain a multitude of things can go wrong. The wonder is that for most people the brain functions effectively and unceasingly for more than 60 years.”
“I like driving; I don't drive since I live in New York. I don't have an opportunity to drive, like, ever.”
“Government has ceased to mean upholding and reinforcing the traditional rights and morals of the governed; it now means compulsion in the service of social engineering.”
“South Africa, it's like the little ***** of the whole world - it's, like, the bottom. It's, like, in the dark depths of the hallway.”
“It's easy to be beautiful - just be born that way.”
“I worked in a steel mill, I worked in a foundry, I worked in a paper mill, I worked in a chemical refinery, construction, I did all that. It was great work, it was good. I learned welding, mechanic, carpentry, but it saved me from going back to prison because that's helpful. It's really sad because those jobs are gone.”

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“The light of other days is faded, And all their glories past.”

Source : Alfred Bunn (1846). “The grand serious opera, entitled The maid of Artois. Words”, p.27
“My songs examine and explore little specific emotions or situations or stories... They're kitchen table songs, like a conversation between me and one other person. It's almost like an alien has been sent to get emotional samples from human beings and put it all together on a record.”

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