"Dreams are manifestations of identities."

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Source : Kathy Acker (1996). “Pussy, King of the Pirates”, Acker, Kathy

Kathy Acker

#Dream Quotes #Identity Quotes #Manifestation Quotes

“teenagers are never joking. when seeking to prove a point, principals and teachers should remember that teenagers are never, ever sarcasic or ironic. if they say "I wish someone would drop a bomb on this school right now," that means they have arranged for a nuclear arsenal to be emptied onto the school and should be immediately suspended and ridiculed. if they say they were merely coming up with a joking excuse to postpone a bio test, reply that all jokes are funny, and that since dropping a bomb on a school is not funny, it is therefore not a joke.”
“I want you to take a sleeve of Thin Mints and line them up on the edge of the kitchen counter and when I'm hungry I can just bend over and sweep a cookie into my mouth like I'm scoring a goal in hockey.”
“I would love four children because I have a very small family, so I want those big Thanksgiving dinners.”
“it is better in the long run to be cheated than to cheat. I have learned that there is no middle way.”

Source : Phyllis Bottome (1998). “Old Wine: A Novel”, p.39, Northwestern University Press
“Will you never grow up?" "I doubt it, and I certainly hope not.”

Source : David Eddings (2010). “Seeress Of Kell: (Malloreon 5)”, p.39, Random House
“It is easy to defend the innocent; but who is eloquent enough to defend the guilty?”
“Second place is really the first loser.”

Source : "George Steinbrenner: What I've Learned". Interview with Cal Fussman, www.esquire.com. January 2002.
“Ah, God! what trances of torments does that man endure who is consumed with one unachieved revengeful desire. He sleeps with clenched hands; and wakes with his own bloody nails in his palms.”

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