"Knowledge makes a man unfit to be a slave."

-- Frederick Douglass

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“A mind sourced in Spirit is a river of immeasurable power and life-giving goodness.”
“No one wants to be some guy who puts records out about how good it is. That seems quite arrogant.”

Source : "The Cribs' Gary Jarman Talks Johnny Marr Collaboration, New Album". Interview with Ryan Dombal, pitchfork.com. June 12, 2009.
“The more beautiful the skin is, the more deadly it is. That's what Will's like. All that pretty face and whatnot just hides how twisted up and rotten he is on the inside.”
“To be more specific, the evangelical, right-wing, oogedy-boogedy branch of the GOP is what ails the erstwhile conservative party and will continue to afflict and marginalize its constituents if reckoning doesn't soon cometh.”

Source : "Heresies and Other Truths". townhall.com. November 19, 2008.
“...now and then a giggling trail of mermaids appeared in our wake. We fed them oatmeal.”
“It is time to fill the world with strong and powerful deeds. It is common knowledge that no great captain in the world has ever destroyed all of his enemies and lived with a sense of satisfaction. If one enemy is killed, two more will appear. It is important we cultivate love and compassion to all the sentient beings which is the way to bring peace to all.”
“Who but a brazen crazy person would go one-on-one with blank paper or canvas armed with nothing but ideas?”
“I am unlovable...I have tried to involve myself in other people, in relationships, and even - in my sillier moments - in love. But it doesn't work. Something in me is broken or missing and sooner or later the other person catches me Acting or one of Those Nights comes along.”

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