"As a consumer of culture, I like a wide range of emotions to be touched in art. It's funny but on the other side of it, I do feel that people that are trying to sell culture would like to see a narrower range of expression from their content-makers. Easier to sell I guess."

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Source : Source: therumpus.net

Erin McKeown

#Art Quotes #Expression Quotes #People Quotes

“Often, I'm spending months with a person in a very intimate context, getting to know the ins and outs of what they ate for breakfast, not to mention dredging up the most traumatic experiences of their lives, digging through their documents and photographs from difficult times, all of that. And that process, I think, can be extraordinarily strange for subjects who've never been interviewed before, especially if you don't acquaint them from the get-go with what you're trying to do, what it entails, and why you care.”
“Be careful with words, they're dangerous. Be wary of them. They begat either demons or angels. It's up to you to give life to one or the other. Be careful, I tell you, nothing is as dangerous as giving free rein to words”

Source : Elie Wiesel (2011). “Legends of Our Time”, p.14, Schocken
“In order for him to believe sincerely in eternity, others had to share in this belief, because a belief that no one else shares is called schizophrenia.”

Source : Victor Pelevin (2002). “Homo Zapiens”, p.12, Penguin
“We were ensconced as guests of the exclusive Beverly Hilton Hotel, an edifice so swank that the fire ax in the hall outside our suite said: "In case of fire-break crystal."”
“Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.”
“Cultural contamination that is directed outward is always seen as â€˜enlightenment.”

Source : "Glory Season". Book by David Brin, 1993.
“I am now about to make the great adventure. I cannot endure this agonizing pain any longer. It is all over my body. Neither can I face the impending blindness. I pray the Lord my soul to take. Amen.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“The advertisement is the most truthful part of a newspaper.”

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