"A good one iron shot is about as easy to come by as an understanding wife."

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Source : Dan Jenkins (2010). “Dead Solid Perfect”, p.4, Anchor

Dan Jenkins

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“People sometimes think of 'queen' as a title that's shrouded with protocol and formality, and for that reason sometimes people are not easily saying what they want to say. They're reluctant to express their opinions, and I kind of find that frustrating because I want to know what people really, really think.”
“Lay down these words Before your mind like rocks. placed solid, by hands In choice of place, set Before the body of the mind in space and time: Solidity of bark, leaf, or wall riprap of things: Cobble of milky way. straying planets, These poems, people, lost ponies with Dragging saddles -- and rocky sure-foot trails. The worlds like an endless four-dimensional Game of Go. ants and pebbles In the thin loam, each rock a word a creek-washed stone Granite: ingrained with torment of fire and weight Crystal and sediment linked hot all change, in thoughts, As well as things.”
“Theres another reason for working inside the system. Dostoevsky said that taking a new step is what people fear most. Any revolutionary change must be preceded by a passive, affirmative, non-challenging attitude toward change among the mass of our people. They must feel so frustrated, so defeated, so lost, so futureless in the prevailing system that they are willing to let go of the past and change the future. This acceptance is the reformation essential to any revolution.”
“Wealth and vegetation go together, and that exacerbates environmental injustice. The poor bear the burden of degraded environments.”

Source : "Society's signposts / Natalie Jeremijenko's trees aren't simply decorative -- they can be read like a social register" by Zahid Sardar, www.sfgate.com. October 23, 2004.
“The thorn from the bush one has planted, nourished and pruned ***** more deeply and draws more blood.”
“Whatâ€™s the worst thing I've stolen? Probably little pieces of other peopleâ€™s lives. Where Iâ€™ve either wasted their time or hurt them in some way. Thatâ€™s the worst thing you can steal, the time of other people. You just canâ€™t get that back.”
“That isn't writing at all, it's typing.”
“I do hope you have some money. I'm getting tired of hitting people.”

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