"Keep your head up because one day one person will fight like hell for you, the same as you would for them, and it will be a deep love. So keep your head up."

“There is nothing more shocking than to see assertion and approval dashing ahead of cognition and perception.”

“Bamboo is not a weed, it's a flowering plant. Bamboo is a magnificent plant.”

“It is an example of what films can do, how they can slip past your defenses and really break your heart.”

“I really don't want to produce artwork that does not have meaning beyond simple decorative values. I want to use public space to create a public voice, and a public consciousness about the presence of people who are, in fact, the majority of the population but who are not represented in any visual way. By telling their stories we are giving voice to the voiceless and visualizing the whole of the American story.”

“Patronizing the Arts is a brilliantly nuanced assessment of why universities must become art patrons. Learning from the twentieth-century university's embrace of Big Science, Garber argues that twenty-first-century universities must rigorously devote their attention to Big Art. Provocative, witty, and layered, Patronizing the Arts cogently demonstrates the advantages for both art and the university in this new and radical alliance.”

“I always think the best way to dress is when the person notices you first and the dress after.”

“If you have some other profession that allows you your evenings or weekends, terrific, stick with that. Having a profession other than writing also has the potential side benefit of providing you with material, something to write about.”

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“Instead of loving your enemies - treat your friends a little better.”