"Art has to offer something other than stylized despair."

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Source : Ben Lerner (2014). “10:04”, p.69, Granta Books

Ben Lerner

#Art Quotes #Despair Quotes #Offers Quotes

“No limits whatever are placed to the productions of the earth; they may increase forever.”
“I prefer for things to happen serendipitously, but honestly, I also love terrible pickup lines.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Learn everything you can, anytime you can, from anyone you can - there will always come a time when you will be grateful you did.”
“What does not benefit the hive is no benefit to the bee.”
“If your imagination leads you to understand how quickly people grant your requests when those requests appeal to their self- interest, you can have practically anything you go after.”
“You can't be emotional if you're trying to be a businesswoman.”
“We are two people. The person inside and the person outside. Sidq (truthfulness) is when they are the same.”
“The older I've gotten, the more the need to exert comedy no matter how tragic a character I may be portraying because they are essentials for presenting truth.”

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