"Only as the written text began to speak would the voices of the forest, and of the river, begin to fade. And only then would language loosen its ancient association with the invisible breath, the spirit sever itself from the wind, the psyche dissociate itself from the environing air."

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Source : David Abram (1996). “The Spell of the Sensuous: Perception and Language in a More-than-human World”, Pantheon

David Abram

#Air Quotes #Wind Quotes #Voice Quotes

“It is peoples' fantasies of what is true that is so extraordinary. That that we were born and that we face eternal extinction after death is an extraordinary fantasy.”
“To eliminate the inner turmoil we must focus our attention inward and act with loving kindness to ourselvesâ€”and each other.”
“If you have to learn it from a self-help book, you may be beyond help.”
“Everyone in Seattle is a total ***** when it comes to snow. The whole city shut down, the place looked like an apocalyptic movie.”

Source : "Listen: New Walkmen: 'Heaven'". Interview with Larry Fitzmaurice, pitchfork.com. April 16, 2012.
“All Citizens United did was to level the playing field for corporate speech. We now have, I think, the most free and open system we've had in modern times.”
“I think that I am profoundly influenced by writers who have explored loss, and longing, and fear. Those influences have turned me into a thriller writer, essentially.”
“I am a vegetarian as well as a passionate anti-alcoholic, because I can thus make better use of my brain.”
“I hate pork rinds. I couldn't imagine how anybody would ever get the idea of taking skin from a pig and frying it and then trying to sell it to people. And then people actually buy it to eat it. That is the true sign of the decline of the human race.”

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