"Culture isn't all just about what can be tweaked and twitched in the simplest possible way. As people move around, they literally don't see what's around them, because they're wedded to earworms that are burrowing into their heads endlessly in a kind of negotiation with these tiny screens."

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Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com

Iain Sinclair

#Moving Quotes #People Quotes #Culture Quotes

“You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.”

Source : FaceBook post by Bob Dylan from Feb 10, 2010
“Knowing when to take your losses is an essential part of eventual success.”
“But also, it's a wonderful thing for children to see the birthing of puppies, to see nature at its best when it works and to have the experience of the puppies.”
“Never eat at a Chinese restaurant named Mama Teresa's Trattoria.”
“After spending 22 years in Ohio, I love everything about New York.”
“Under most conditions, the best roof for your bedroom is the sky. This commonsense arrangement saves weight, time, energy, and money.”
“The artist begins with a vision - a creative operation requiring an effort.”
“I wonder if "an" ever occurs before "haughty" except in a quotation, or whether you can make anything sound like a quotation by adding a word like "goeth"?”

Source : Gary Saul Morson (2011). “The Words of Others: From Quotations to Culture”, p.4, Yale University Press

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