"Writing, I explained, was mainly an attempt to out-argue one's past; to present events in such a light that battles lost in life were either won on paper or held to a draw."

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Source : Jules Feiffer (1978). “Ackroyd”, Avon Books

Jules Feiffer

#Writing Quotes #Past Quotes #Light Quotes

“Of all our studies, history is best qualified to reward our research. And when you see that you've got problems, all you have to do is examine the historic method used all over the world by others who have problems similar to yours. And once you see how they got theirs straight, then you know how you can get yours straight.”
“A couple of flop plays, a death in the family, and it could all collapse.”
“Educate the children and it won't be necessary to punish the men.”
“There were a couple of years where I got a bit lost - I went out too much, I was a bit heartbroken, thought I was a bit more of a dude than I really was. I would love to go back and have a strong word with myself.”
“I didn't think I had anything particular to say, but I thought I might have something to say to children.”
“A revolution was never fought, throughout history, for ideals. Revolutions were fought for much more concrete things: food, clothes, housing, and to relieve intolerable oppression. â€¦ I know of no one, outside of Patrick Henry, willing to die for an abstraction.”

Source : "The Anarchist Cookbook". Book by William Powell, Chapter Two: "Electronics, Sabotage, and Surveillance", 1971.
“Just as a mountain of snow is nothing but water, so also the whole universe is nothing but bliss.”
“Dance has always been my number one. I started when I was seven years old and I've had the opportunity to work with some really amazing artists.”

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