"Artists are not cheerleaders, and we're not the heads of tourism boards. We expose and discuss what is problematic, what is contradictory, what is hurtful and what is silenced in the culture we're in."

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Junot Diaz

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“Tell me what game Steph Landry and I used to play in the big dirt pile they made while they were digging my familyâ€™s pool, back when we were both seven, or Iâ€™ll know youâ€™re an alien replacement and youâ€™ve got the real Steph up in your mother ship!â€ I glared at him. â€œG.I. Joe meets Spelunker Barbie,â€ I said. â€œAnd stop being so ridiculous. We have to go. Weâ€™re going to end up at a bad table for lunch.”
“After 20 years of doing comedy, I find dramatic work more challenging.”
“I have come to believe that caring for myself is not self-indulgent. Caring for myself is an act of survival.”

Source : Audre Lorde (2017). “A Burst of Light: And Other Essays”, p.130, Courier Dover Publications
“Before you disagree make sure you understand. In other words, we must make sure that we can describe another's theological position as he would describe it before we criticize or condemn. Another guiding principle should be 'Do not impute to others beliefs you regard as logically entailed by their beliefs but that they explicitly deny'.”

Source : Roger E. Olson (2009). “Arminian Theology: Myths and Realities”, p.41, InterVarsity Press
“Bonhoeffer's emphasis on the deep this-worldliness of Christianity does not lead to de-escahtologizing the gospel.”
“Malice can always find a mark to shoot at, and a pretence to fire.”

Source : Charles Simmons (1852). “Laconic Manual and Brief Remarker”, p.233
“The way in which a group of people solves problems.”
“Jane Kindredâ€™s THE HOUSE OF ARKHANGEL'SK dazzles with its surreal blending of worlds. Lost angel Anazakia, last survivor of her murdered family, finds herself in the hands of demons with suspect motives, betrayed by her own kind, stranded in the world of Manâ€”21st century St. Petersburg, Russia, to be exact. Weaving startling visuals with compelling characters, Kindred reveals parallels in the two worlds that are â€˜neither haphazard chance nor calculated design.â€™ Itâ€™s a dizzying, vibrant read.”

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