"Probably it is impossible for humor to be ever a revolutionary weapon. Candide can do little more than generate irony."

-- Lionel Trilling

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“We all have secrets, some secrets bigger than others, is a normal human thing.”
“The demon got up. The demon said Fool. To think you can eat their food and not talk to them. To think you can take their money and not be afraid of them. To think you can depend on their company and not suffer from them.”

Source : Joanna Russ (1980). “On Strike Against God”, Crossing Pr
“He was beside me then, his arms wrapped around me, holding me tightly. "I'm not crazy," I whispered. "I know." Believe it or not, that's the most romantic thing Zachary Goode ever told me. And I kind of loved him for it.”
“People that haven't seen us yet are shocked because they think that Alice Cooper must be a female folksinger. They don't expect the whole thing.”
“You will either offend the world and please God, or please the world and offend God.”

Source : "Faith under Fire" broadcast, September 12, 2005.
“Music has become really important now. It's helped me to open up more and take a chance on loving people. Music is a good reason to care. It's just a vehicle though. It's a way to try and give somebody something that you feel. If trying the best I can isn't good enough, I'll just have to try harder next time...it's all I can do. If I do the best I can, then at least I did the best I could in this life The way I like to look at it is....if that's the last time /I ever got to play, I'd better give it everything I've got.”
“When you step further into the story you came to live, not only does the mythic territory open, but the deep self moves and the world of imagination and meaning comes towards you.”
“The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.”

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