"Obscenity is not a quality inherent in a book or picture, but is solely and exclusively a contribution of the reading mind, and hence cannot be defined in terms of the qualities of a book or picture."

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Source : Theodore Schroeder (1911). “"Obscene" Literature and Constitutional Law: A Forensic Defense of Freedom of the Press”

Theodore Schroeder

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“Whenever we cover our brother's sin, God will cover ours; whenever we tell people about our brother's guilt, God will do the same about ours.”
“A thing may in itself be the finest piece of writing one has ever done, and yet have absolutely no place in the manuscript one hopes to publish.”
“There is no better coach than the bench.”
“Toronto Film Festival is one of those festivals where there are 400 movies, and unless you have a distributor who is super confident and puts a lot of money into it, sometimes movies can go unwatched or unnoticed.”
“As long as we're honest and not mean, it's all fair game no matter what you say.”
“In recent years, more and more of my time has become absorbed by administrative work for the research council of ETH-Z of which I am presently the president.”
“I like films where there's a relationship between two women. I always think that's lovely to watch on the screen.”
“At the simplicity of the gesture, he felt a pang: the raw nerve of his loneliness exposed.”

Source : Maile Meloy (2010). “Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It”, p.161, Canongate Books

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