"Will was making a speech, something about having been young and careless once, the sort of thing old-timers said when they issued a deathblow, as if they thought their sanctimonious ramblings disguised as empathy would be welcomed, but Evie was only half listening."

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Libba Bray

#Empathy Quotes #Listening Quotes #Speech Quotes

“I think it only makes sense to seek out and identify structures of authority, hierarchy, and domination in every aspect of life, and to challenge them; unless a justification for them can be given, they are illegitimate, and should be dismantled, to increase the scope of human freedom.”
“At the beginning it wasn't to do with the work, it was more the experience.”
“At all times and under all circumstances, we have the power to transform the quality of our lives.”
“We heap up around us things that we do not need as the crow makes piles of glittering pebbles.”
“I was really relieved not to have to drag something in front of the camera; I could use a pencil and paper. A regular pencil and typing paper. That appealed to me.”

Source : Joan Simon, William Wegman (2006). “William Wegman: Funney/strange”, p.105, Yale University Press
“You haven't lived until you've died in California”
“The Palestinians are facing a historic junction at which they will have to decide whether they want to remain stuck in a corner of extreme fundamentalism, which will cut them off from the entire world, or whether they are ready to take the necessary steps. My role is to assist in building this process.”
“Me and music are not good friends, so I do my best to augment the music part [of my films] and come up with something worth watching.”

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