"There's a school of thought that says if you legalize drugs it will solve the problem. We're all good liberals, we said let's do it and see what happens. We wanted to be honest about it. So in our brainstorming sessions we'd say, what if? The finding was that all the negative things came out also. The answer is that we didn't believe in the full legalization of drugs. But we don't believe in the criminalization of drugs, either."

-- George Pelecanos

#Believe Quotes #School Quotes #Drug Quotes

“One of the things that's exciting for me about this novel is that, to me, Brookland and The Testament of Yves Gundron were both, in certain regards, crypto-steampunk. They're both books that are interested in an alternate technological past that in fact didn't historically come to pass. If you were to ask me what my novels were about, I would say, well, these are novels about technology and how we relate to technology and what technology means.”
“Spoilt is a euphemism for loved.”
“Not purpose but chance is at the heart of mental life.”

Source : Boris Sidis (1914). “The Foundations of Normal and Abnormal Psychology”
“I always ask myself: "Did I get one percent better today?"”

Source : "Larry King Live". www.cnn.com. April 15, 2009.
“I love singing some Johnny Cash, which is interesting because it's in a guy's key; I love singing Elvis Presley.”

Source : "Next Factor Q&A: 'Les Misérables' Star Samantha Barks" by Kase Wickman, www.mtv.com. December 19, 2012.
“Great Spirit-I want no blood upon my land to stain the grass. I want it all clear and pure, and I wish it so, that all who go through among my people may find it peaceful when they come, and leave peacefully when they go.”
“There are, after all, approaches to be made other than the dependable routes that massage sentimental expectations and provide easy opportunities for emotional identification.”
“If you're wandering the streets, talking in gibberish, nobody ever asks you to change anything about your art because there's no context for people to look at what you do.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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