#Views Quotes #Roots Quotes #Long Quotes
“If literature survives at all, it is as retreat for those who refuse to assimilate to American mass culture.”
Source : Sven Birkerts (2006). “The Gutenberg Elegies: The Fate of Reading in an Electronic Age”, p.213, Macmillan
“There is an incompatibility between literary creation and political activity.”
“Take counsel in wine, but resolve afterwards in water.”
“I believe, but cannot prove, that global “AIDS†is a whole cluster of unrelated diseases all of which have been swept under a single rug for essentially political reasons, and that the identification of HIV as the sole pathogen is likely to go down as one of the most colossal blunders in the history of medicine.”
“Many years ago, Clement Greenberg said, 'All profoundly original work looks ugly at first.' This should be updated now to 'All profoundly ugly work looks original at first.”
“I will make mistakes, after all I am not perfect, but I will do my best to make them up to you. I would never hurt you intentionally. I would not give up on you, so I hope you don't give up on me. Sincerely, The Person that Loves You”
“There are people who can believe anything they wish. What lucky creatures!”
“The nature of comedy is 'just do it.' But I think what's interesting about it is this joke has been around and why. And it's just saying what's wrong and how wrong can you be if you say it.”
Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
Helene D. Gayle
Judith Rodin
Ursula Burns
