"It is function of government to invent philosophies to explain the demands of its own convenience."

-- Murray Kempton

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“The truth will set you free. But not until it is finished with you.”

Source : "Infinite Jest". Book by David Foster Wallace, February 1, 1996.
“I don't think the goal is, 'How big a star did you ever become?' I think the goal is, 'Were you able to express yourself?'”
“I have a theory - if the music is good and you have good musicians, the name doesn't matter that much. There are a lot of examples of that. The name is just a calling card.”

Source : Source: www.foxnews.com
“Death, of course, is a refuge. It's where you go when a new name, or a mask and cape, can no longer hide you from yourself. It's where you run to when none of the principalities of your conscience will grant you asylum.”
“Maternity is a glorious thing, since all mankind has been conceived, born, and nourished of women. All human laws should encourage the multiplication of families.”
“A cliché is dead matter. It causes gangrene in the prose around it, and sooner or later it eats your brain.”
“What's better? Dogs or broomsticks? I mean will the world really ever know?”
“If you try to break into my house, you will be severely lacerated and possibly electrocuted, and I'm fine with that. Because if you're breaking into my house, you're on your own.”

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