"The public is totally illiterate in America. It can't read at all. It's absolutely insensitive to words."

-- James Purdy

#America Quotes #Insensitive Quotes #Illiterate Quotes

“Convulsive anger storms at large; or pale And silent, settles into full revenge.”
“When Mama starts to move across a room, people pay attention. You can never be sure she's not going to grab you by the top of the head to steady herself. And she's pretty free with that walking stick, too.”

Source : Bailey White (2009). “Mama Makes Up Her Mind: And Other Dangers of Southern Living”, p.6, Da Capo Press
“We can and do control the direction of our own evolution.”

Source : Jasmuheen “Embassy of Peace Manual - Programs & Projects”, Lulu.com
“It's not sticky unless it touches itself.”
“It is hard work and great art to make life not so serious.”

Source : John Irving (1986). “The Hotel New Hampshire”
“Freedom is the power to choose our own chains”
“People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents.”
“America's objective in the Middle East is to create democracy in the same way that my goal on a first date to feed women.”

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