"It's hard to think of a 16-month child being anything other than a delight to be around."

-- Gerry Adams

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“I'd rather be a born-once hog than a born-again Christian any day ...”

Source : Carolyn Chute (2008). “The Beans of Egypt, Maine”, p.161, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
“I didn't get rattled by the criticisms. It is like delivering a baby. Some might say it has a flat nose or big eyes. But you cannot do anything about it and must learn to live with it.”
“Better not to work on things that you're not in love with.”
“Really new trails are rarely blazed in the great academies. The confining walls of conformist dogma are too dominating. To think originally, you must go forth into the wilderness.”
“Over there, in Europe, all was shame and anger. Here it was exile or solitude, among these languid and agitated madmen who danced in order to die.”
“Education must, be not only a transmission of culture but also a provider of alternative views of the world and a strengthener of the will to explore them.”
“When you grow up in a city like Boston, where I grew up, a lot of kids became criminals or cops. I never really had a bad take on cops other than I hate when there's one behind me on the highway.”
“As long as you do not feel the serenity in the body, in each and every joint, there is no chance for emancipation. You are in bondage. So while you are sweating and aching, let your heart be light and let it fill your body with gladness. You are not only becoming free, but you are also being free. What is not to be glad about? The pain is temporary. The freedom is permanent.”

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