"I think it's obvious that democracy is something that is contagious, and it always has been."

-- Steve Earle

#Thinking Quotes #Democracy Quotes #Obvious Quotes

“Lists are a form of power.”
“It is time for writers to admit that nothing in this world makes sense. Only fools and charlatans think they know and understand everything. The stupider they are, the wider they conceive their horizons to be. And if an artist decides to declare that he understands nothing of what he sees - this in itself constitutes a considerable clarity in the realm of thought, and a great step forward.”
“Writing the novel felt so private to me! I think publishing a novel is quite public and exposing, and what's a little frightening to me right now is the fact that it feels so entirely opposed to the privacy that is writing.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“In keeping with original Mormon teachings, much of the property in Hildale and Colorado City is held in trust for the church. Striving to be as self-sufficient as possible, the community grows a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, and everyone, including children, is expected to help bring in the yield.”
“Whoever uses psychedelics should treat them with greatest respect. When Aldous and I used them, we prepared the ambience and ourselves the day before. The day of the session was kept as a holy day, and there were beautiful fruits and flowers around. The result was, that we had no negative experiences.”
“The maddest phenomenon in this wholly mad world â€“ that the filming or wirelessing of an event, whether it is the Grand National or an attack in force on the Maginot Line, is held to be of more importance than the event itself.”

Source : James Agate (1940). “Ego 4: yet more of the autobiography of James Agate”
“Many, if not most, of the best and most lasting childrenâ€™s books have multiple levels, some of which are not fully accessible to their most likely readersâ€¦at least, not on their first read-through at age eight or ten or fifteen.”
“I was very popular in high school.”

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