"Jews and Muslims 'dialoguing' has nothing to do with Palestine. The problem is settler colonialism, apartheid and occupation, not religion."

-- Remi Kanazi

#Colonialism Quotes #Occupation Quotes #Problem Quotes

“It is better to be silent and be real than to talk and not be real.”
“Listening is active. It's like vision. It's like the idea of the eye projecting light, which I've heard is what children and infants say when they're asked to explain vision - that the eye projects light, rather than just receives it.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“Pale amber sunlight falls across The reddening October trees.... Are we not better and at home In dreamful Autumn, we who deem No harvest joy is worth a dream? A little while and night shall come, A little while, then, let us dream...”

Source : Ernest Dowson (2015). “The Poems of Ernest Dowson”, p.51, Read Books Ltd
“If I had to associate myself with one song, it would probably be Let Love Rule. It's so simple and to the point. It speaks for itself.”
“I was the only westerner to succeed in a place that's like a toilet, and you always come out of a toilet with a smell.”
“I particularly scorn my fondness for paradox. I despise pessimism, narcissism, solipsism, truculence, word-play, and pusillanimity, my chiefer inclinations; loathe self-loathers ergo me; have no pity for self-pity and so am free of that sweet baseness. I doubt I am. Being meâ€™s no joke.”
“When in doubt, mumble; when in trouble, delegate; when in charge, ponder..”

Source : In 'New York Times' 8 November 1970, p. 45
“Right now I'm sick of acting, so it's like, Maybe I'll do writing for a bit. Then, when I'm tired of writing, I'll go work on my music. When I'm sick of music, I'll be like, I'm going to start performing comedy now. So it's good. It's not like I want to be famous or anything.”

Source : Interview with Sheila Heti, believermag.com. March 1, 2010.

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