"I'm not in any sense anti-Facebook."

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Jaron Lanier

“Have you tried to talk to her?" "What would you like me to say Bastian? OH, I'M SORRY, INEZ. I DIDN'T MEAN TO BITE YOU, MY FANGS SLIPPED.”
“Other people's songs can inspire me, though - I always have music on when I'm painting.”

Source : "Wild Horses, William Burroughs And White Cake With Danny Fox". Interview with Christiana Spens, thequietus.com. September 22, 2013.
“In this world, full often, our joys are only the tender shadows which our sorrows cast.”
“Without love of the land, conservation lacks meaning or purpose, for only in a deep and inherent feeling for the land can there be dedication in preserving it.”

Source : Sigurd F Olson (2012). “Reflections from the North Country”, p.153, Knopf
“I'm not for pretending that bad stuff doesn't exist, and a passion for justice and truth is a libertarian trait. But the idea of liberty should also reveal new forms of beauty in the world, astonishing evidence of order without dictate, lovely examples of innovation without planning, and other magical things. Surely these deserve some attention too.”
“I was afraid of last place, ... There were a lot of fears. Below .500 - I never thought I'd see that here. Then, losing 100 games seemed like a possibility, then 90 games. All of those things could have been a reality here. The grave seemed like a reality here, but the guys didn't let it happen.”
“...beauty is the projection of ugliness and by developing certain monstrosities we obtain the purest ornaments.”
“An election is an opportunity for a new consensus.”

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