"Natural writers will often try to force themselves into a form - novel, story, screenplay, or poem - that is not necessarily the appropriate form for the way they see the world... if, in fact, they are writing from the artist's impulse, which is a deep, inchoate vision of some sort of order behind the apparent chaos of life on planet earth, they'll be driven then to express that vision in the creation of the object - the art object."

-- Robert Olen Butler

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“When you talk to a human in 2035, you'll be talking to someone that's a combination of biological and non-biological intelligence.”

Source : "Don't drunk text your ex: artist offers a cringe-free alternative" by Leigh Alexander, www.theguardian.com. September 21, 2016.
“It's difficult to make any kind of action movie that might be unique or worth watching.”
“We don't have any intention whatsoever to use military force to solve the Palestinian problem. But when it comes to terror - when it comes to terror, I believe that military - the right military steps is a very, very complicated kind of warfare, where I make every effort not to escalate the situation.”
“I was always drawn to Broadway musicals, and obviously composers like Gershwin, Rodgers, Berlin and Porter were writing music that I found wildly impressive.”
“Far from failing in its intended task, our educational system is in fact succeeding magnificently, because its aim is to keep the American people thoughtless enough to go on supporting the system.”
“Up until age 40, most men are just not as mature as women. So, it makes sense that a lot of women date up in age a bit.”
“I fall in love with characters when they're out of their element or are uncomfortable and you really feel for them in a knee-jerk sympathetic way.”
“Not all activities are equal in this regard. Those that involve genuine concentrationâ€”studying a musical instrument, playing board games, reading, and dancingâ€”are associated with a lower risk for dementia. Dancing, which requires learning new moves, is both physically and mentally challenging and requires much concentration. Less intense activities, such as bowling, babysitting, and golfing, are not associated with a reduced incidence of Alzheimerâ€™s. (254)”

Source : Norman Doidge (2007). “The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science”, p.254, Penguin

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