"Freedom is a road seldom traveled by the multitude."

-- Frederick Douglass

#Multitudes Quotes

“We all fear loneliness, madness, dying. Shakespeare and Walt Whitman, Leopardi and Hart Crane will not cure those fears. And yet these poets bring us fire and light.”

Source : Harold Bloom (2011). “The Anatomy of Influence: Literature as a Way of Life”, p.10, Yale University Press
“It seems odd that we continue to worry about the reputations of men who are accused of sexual wrong-doings.”

Source : "Why does everyone feel so sorry for men accused of being predators?" by Jessica Valenti, www.theguardian.com. July 14, 2014.
“Once upon a time Apache land would have stretched farther than the horizon, through New Mexico almost to Texas, but as white men found gold, silver, turquoise, and copper beneath its surface they carved up the territory like children sneaking to the fridge and slicing off a chocolate cake bit by bit: hoping at first that the loss wouldnâ€™t be noticed but ultimately not really caring.”

Source : Victoria Finlay (2006). “Jewels: A Secret History”, p.152, Ballantine Books
“I kind of - you learn it, you master it, and then you make sure that it just disappears. You know, like if I could have invisible lights, I would, and invisible cameras. I'm just really trying to get at my subject and I respect the technical aspect, but it is not anything that I think about at this point.”

Source : Interview with Austin Allen, bigthink.com. April 21, 2010.
“She knew this music--knew it down to the very core of her being--but she had never heard it before. Unfamiliar, it had still always been there inside her, waiting to be woken. It grew from the core of mystery that gives a secret its special delight, religion its awe. It demanded to be accepted by simple faith, not dissected or questioned, and at the same time, it begged to be doubted and probed.”
“Of course, I was a little concerned about it being over two hours [in "Aquarius" ]. "Neighboring Sounds" was two hours and eleven minutes. This is two hours and twenty-five minutes, and I did try bringing it down. For instance, I considered cutting out the sequence with the family looking at pictures.”
“Like the sweet moon keeps the sky Like the wind goin' whooshing by When those ol' sunbeams break the day I will keep you while you play Just as ol' river keeps the fishes And little stars keep silver wishes Just as the ocean keeps the blue I will stand here close to you. When all around is dark and deep When them ol' shadows slowly creep Even when you're fast asleep It's you I'll keep, it's you I'll keep No need to cry, no need to fear I will always be right here. I will always be right here.”

Source : Kathi Appelt (2012). “The Underneath”, p.27, Simon and Schuster
“Perhaps the way to succeed is to think of life on Earth as a colossal joke, a creation of such immense stupidity that the only way to live is to laugh until you think your heart will break.”

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