"Cyborg writing must not be about the Fall, the imagination of a once-upon-a-time wholeness before language, before writing, before Man. Cyborg writing is about the power to survive, not on the basis of original innocence, but on the basis of seizing the tools to mark the world that marked them as other."

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Source : "A Cyborg Manifesto". Essay by Donna J. Haraway, www.huffingtonpost.com. 1984.

Donna J. Haraway

#Fall Quotes #Writing Quotes #Men Quotes

“I want you to promise the Lord that, from tonight, you will not think back, look back, or act back!”
“If you see to it each day that your conduct is impeccable, the following day will be completely clear, and you will be free to carry out your plans, always vigilant that you leave no loose ends. In this way, each new day will find you free and well disposed.”
“Heroes and cowards feel the same fear and action creates opportunities.”
“The choices a writer makes within a tradition - preferring Milton to Moliere, caring for Barth over Barthelme - constitute some of the most personal information we can have about him.”
“After six years at Le Cirque, I decided to start my own business. I opened Daniel at 76th Street in May 93.”

Source : "The Daniel Boulud Experience". Interview with Rachel Small, www.interviewmagazine.com. May 20, 2013.
“How to forgive a murderer? First, by differentiating his sufferings from his exploitation of death to ease them. For his sufferings - greed, jealousy, frustration - he will need reeducation, support and, compassion. For our outrage about murder, we need to examine deeply our faith in death. As long as we collectively believe that death has power over life, we will spawn deluded, self-appointed little gods who want that power.”

Source : D. Patrick Miller (2009). “The Way of Forgiveness: Letting Go, Easing Stress, and Building Strength”, p.30, Fearless Books
“I have a good collection of cookery books. This is not so much because I like cooking, but because I like eating.”
“I used to believe there were people on Mars, and of course now we know there aren't. Mars held particular interest. I was curious what kind of beings they would look like.”

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