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“When your views are truly contrarian, they are inevitably uncomfortable. Courage and the ability to withstand pain are required,”
“How easy it is to wax lyrical over despair, to wallow in it, to enjoy it. This too is kitsch”

Source : Karsten Harries (1968). “Meaning of Modern Art”, p.82, Northwestern University Press
“[The taxing power of the state] divides the community into two great classes: one consisting of those who, in reality, pay the taxes and, of course, bear exclusively the burden of supporting the government; and the other, of those who are the recipients of their proceeds through disbursements,and who are, in fact, supported by the government; or, in fewer words, to divide it into tax-payers and tax-consumers. But the effect of this is to place them in antagonistic relations in reference to the fiscal action of the government and the entire course of policy therewith connected.”
“You may be able to take a break from writing, but you won't be able to take a break from being a writer.”
“For a moment, Jason could only stand there in the hallway with his nose pressed up against the cold wood of her door. After a few seconds, he knocked politely. Taylor whipped open the door, unamused. Jason grinned at her. â€œI just gotta ask: Where did you get the whole â€˜all the cute girls run around nakedâ€™ thing?â€ â€œI defend sexual harassment cases, Mr. Andrews,â€ she replied coolly. "Iâ€™ve seen and heard things even you havenâ€™t thought of.â€ â€œCare to test out that theory?â€ She slammed the door in his face again.”
“Indeed art is fundamental : to science, mathematics and to language. Unfortunately theorists, educators, parents and administrators have not fully understood its importance, relegating it to a secondary role, or that of an add on.”
“That Mississippi sound, that Delta sound is in them old records. You can hear it all the way through.”
“If you're a good experienced player, you wknow what it takes to do. If you're in trouble, you know how to change. One hundred percent of my game is instinct. I never stop and think I'm going to hit a ball crosscourt or down the line. I just do it.”

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