"The ways in which Oscar Wilde was attacking the Romantics that preceded him, and the Romantic ideas that preceded him, were very similar to what the glam-rockers, particularly Bowie and Bryan Ferry, were attacking in the earnestness of '60s culture. Trying to shock, but with wit, cleverness, and homosexuality."

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Source : Source: www.avclub.com

Todd Haynes

#Ideas Quotes #Trying Quotes #Culture Quotes

“What a strange, demented feeling it gives me when I realize I have spent whole days before this ink stone, with nothing better to do, jotting down at random whatever nonsensical thoughts have entered my head.”
“Looking at affordable health care, I think it is important that we look not only at prescription drugs, but also make sure that there is a major focus on health care.”
“Compassion is the spontaneous wisdom of the heart. It's always with us. It always has been, and always will be. When it arises in us, we've simply learned to see how strong and safe we really are.”
“Death is never very pretty.”

Source : Maj Sjowall, Per Wahloo (2010). “Cop Killer: A Martin Beck Police Mystery (9)”, p.6, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
“We would be happier with what we have if we weren't so unhappy about what we don't' have”
“Neither Goyl nor men lived long enough to understand that yesterday was born of tomorrow, just as tomorrow was born of yesterday.”
“It has been said that a pretty face is a passport. But it's not, it's a visa, and it runs out fast.”

Source : Julie Burchill (1992). “Sex & Sensibility”
“You're kind of numb after 50 shots to the head.”

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