"The fundamentalist violence is, so is it, an attempt to increase the stakes, i.e. to discourage the potential desertions by showing that defection will cost them dear, that those who adopt other values will be persecuted or even killed."

-- Pascal Boyer

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“I've illustrated many children's books and I feel awfully lucky to be able to do something I love so much, and yes, to be able to pay the rent, but there was a yearning to do something more grown up, and something where I didn't have to cater to anyone; I was just waiting for the material.”
“I've got a lot of things that are probably obvious, not much outside the box right now. But, I have been listening to a lot of classical music lately for some reason. I used to do that a lot when I was doing cabinet making in New England. I've sort of returned to that for some reason. That might be surprising to people.”
“Art thrives on a difference of opinion. My treasure is your junk, sort of thing. Life would be dull if we all agreed.”
“Tomorrow is the devil's day, but today is God's. Satan does not care how spiritual your intentions are, or how holy your resolutions, if only they are determined to be done tomorrow.”
“Unemployment is rarely considered desirable except by those who have not experienced it.”
“I'm never anywhere for more than three weeks.”
“The Internet right now is another way to get exposure. You depend on that because they give you press, and if it's successful it gets into a lot of festivals.”
“There's a level of immaturity to people who just can't clean up after themselves.”

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