"In my work, there's mechanism that is "real," which is formed from the historical concepts of the images that I'm working with. That doesn't fall completely into a clichÃ©. There are elements about it that carry historical context and edges."

-- Lorna Simpson

#Real Quotes #Fall Quotes #Historical Quotes

“In 1965, I marched for equality.”
“I'm enjoying the most perfect tranquillity, free from all worries, and in consequence would like to stay this way forever, in a peaceful corner of the countryside like this.”
“When one reaches this state of harmony between things and one's self, one reaches a state of perfect freedom and peace-which makes everything possible and right. Life becomes perpetual revelation.”
“Sometimes isnâ€™t it better to have some time and space to ourselves? We will have new perception of things.”
“I have a task that is greater than all the labors assigned to Hercules. It demands that I live in the richness of this moment because that is all I have or will ever know.”
“Hatred will never be erased! The only thing you can do... is erase the ones you hate. - Hakuryuu”
“In order to be a living, breathing thing, a novel has to be failed in some kind of way. Or at least that's how I keep writing them.”
“There's no New York rapper who's out that is competing with me because first of all, I'm the best.”

Source : Source: www.complex.com

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