"Venice was always one step removed from what was going on. If you were in Turin or in Milan or one of the industrial centers, you would have had a much more active political constituency. Venice essentially lived for itself."

-- Joseph Kanon

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“When you give in to aversion and anger, itâ€™s as though, having decided to kill someone by throwing him into a river, you wrap your arms around his neck, jump into the water with him, and you both drown. In destroying your enemy, you destroy yourself as well.”
“I like to think about society as being a flock of birds: There seems to be a common consciousness in different time periods, and the new common consciousness reacts to the old standards.”

Source : "The Punk Director: Penelope Spheeris Revisits Her Decline of Western Civilization Trilogy". Interview with Laura Snapes, pitchfork.com. July 15, 2015.
“I think more dating stuff is scheduling. It's needing people who understand your work schedule.”
“Believe in all the good things you keep inside There is no freedom in life without freedom of mind.”
“How beautiful are dreams! In dreams the dead may live, even the long dead and the very silent.”

Source : Lord Dunsany (2015). “The Sword of Welleran and Other Stories”, p.11, Booklassic
“Prison Break is so far-fetched, I had to make viewers believe that Michael is capable of making the impossible possible.”
“Serious skeptics, true believers, and seekers of every stripe will want to read Mitch Horowitz's vibrant, probing, and richly researched account of the impact of the positive-thinking movement on every aspect of American life today. Filled with a cast of remarkable characters and many lively tales, One Simple Idea is a readable, responsible examination of the limits and possibilities of mind-power as a source of constructive transformation.”
“Protection of children from violence and abuse has always been my main activity or campaign.”

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