"You create identity, you're not given identity per se. What became more and more interesting to me wasn't the I, it was text because it's text that create identity. That's how I got interested in plagiarism."

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Source : Kathy Acker (1991). “Hannibal Lecter, my father”, Semiotext

Kathy Acker

#Interesting Quotes #Identity Quotes #Plagiarism Quotes

“PILLORY, n. A mechanical device for inflicting personal distinction - prototype of the modern newspaper conducted by persons of austere virtues and blameless lives.”
“Have you ever had sex with a horse?”
“We call metaphysics the Science of Life, because to know pure metaphysics is to renew the life and make death and accident impossible.”

Source : Emma Curtis Hopkins (2012). “Scientific Christian Mental Practice”, p.8, Jazzybee Verlag
“I am an aggressive style boxer and I will be in there to mix it up, but it's going to be in a smart way.”
“I was a very determined kid. I couldn't imagine any other life for myself. This happens to kids who are different in any way. How am I going to make a life? Who am I going to be when I grow up? Will there be a place for me in the world? Acting gave me a sense of purpose, but it also gave me a sense that I would survive, that I would find my place.”
“The hidden strength is too deep a secret. But in the end...in the end it is our only ally.”

Source : Joanne Greenberg (2009). “I Never Promised You a Rose Garden: A Novel”, p.12, Macmillan
“As a businessperson, I dont have the power to change the government. That is in the hands of the political leaders. However, as a taxpayer, we have the right to be critical of the government and demand change.”
“Apparently there are some Democratic leaders in the Senate that are running for office who now believe in tax cuts.”

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