"What had brought me to New York in the autumn of 1972 was a letter of recommendation written by Norman Mailer, the author of 'The Naked and the Dead' and American literature's leading heavyweight contender, to Dan Wolf, the delphic editor of 'The Village Voice.'"

-- James Wolcott

#New York Quotes #Autumn Quotes #Editors Quotes

“Bran thought about it. 'Can a man still be brave if he's afraid?' 'That is the only time a man can be brave,' his father told him.”
“I will find a way to you if it kills me if it kills me if it kills me (I think it might kill me).”
“The universe forgives those who give until their hearts are aching and their spirits weak, and finds a way to renew all strength and cure all ills, in this world or the next, if a soul can just have faith.”
“Our 1 million members across the country will be watching closely to see if the video game industry hides behind a First Amendment veil in order to exploit children for the sake of corporate profit.”
“I believe that people will do what is right and good if they are given a chance and are convinced that what they are being asked to do will truly help others.”
“I fundamentally believe in term limits, for Congress, presidents, and board members.”
“Sculptures permit me to create real volume One can touch the forms, one can give them smoothness, the sensuality that one wants.”
“Who cares what the state thinks about your relationship? They're giving you tax breaks and this and that - it's just nonsense. You want to live with somebody, then live with somebody. All that other stuff is just a way for the state monitoring and codifying certain activities and ostracizing others.”

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