"From 'the lesson of the moth': and before i could argue him out of his philosophy he went and immolated himself on a patent cigar lighter i do not agree with him myself i would rather have half the happiness and twice the longevity but at the same time i wish there was something i wanted as badly as he wanted to fry himself"

-- Don Marquis

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“The greatest cost of the specialization of technological life - and out of which all other damages are birthed - is arguably our separation from the practical and enriching sense of ourselves as embodied beings. When we are alienated from the wisdom of the body, our lives become theoretical and abstract, and we are distanced from the direct, felt sense of living.”
“Besides, wouldn't it be wonderful if no one ever had to worry about the random cruelty of fatal illness or the woes of old age attacking them or their loved ones?”
“There are no such things as curses; only people and their decisions”
“It is quite normal to be racist, but it is criminal to remain one. Il est presque normal d'Ãªtre raciste, mais il est criminel de le demeurer.”

Source : "La Colère . Écrits Polémiques". Book by Pierre Bourgault, Volume 3, p. 297, 1996.
“Shut your role and know your mouth.”
“My children - in many dimensions they're as poorly behaved as many other children, but at least on this dimension I've got my kids brainwashed: You don't use Google, and you don't use an iPod.”
“I really cherish having my private time and being alone and being able to decompress. It's my own version of meditating.”
“You, my lord, are the ending of all true stories.”

Source : Martine Leavitt (2016). “Keturah and Lord Death”, p.89, Highlights Press

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