"The idealists will always be in society, and we will survive"

-- John Zorn

#Idealist Quotes

“And by the Sacred Parchment, I swear that if I reveal the secrets of The Stonecutters, may my stomach become bloated and my head be plucked of all but three hairs”
“Every time I work on a project, I keep every little piece of paper.”
“There's an obvious romance to being the drinking writer. But if I'm drinking, I'm not writing.”
“The vital air of friendship is composed of confidence. Friendship perishes in proportion as this air diminishes.”
“Many times we will get more ideas and better ideas in two hours of creative loafing than in eight hours at a desk.”
“I don't think I'm a total pessimist, so I think you can find hope in all my films.”
“I ride horseback - arthritic knees permitting - or listen to opera. Sometimes I cook. I used to do needlework, but it's hard on my hands now, so I only do it occasionally, but I like it. And, of course, I read.”
“The idiot willingness to choose sides is what feeds the abattoir of history.”

Source : Steven Heighton (2010). “Afterlands”, p.322, Vintage Canada

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