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Art is not a luxury, but a necessity.


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God forbid that any book should be banned. The practice is as indefensible as infanticide.

God forbid that any book should be banned. The practice is as indefensible as infanticide.



I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is: I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat.

I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is: I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat.



Motherhood is the strangest thing, it can be like being one's own Trojan horse.

Motherhood is the strangest thing, it can be like being one's own Trojan horse.



The main difference between men and women is that men are lunatics and women are idiots.

The main difference between men and women is that men are lunatics and women are idiots.



There is no logical reason why the camel of great art should pass through the needle of mob intelligence.

There is no logical reason why the camel of great art should pass through the needle of mob intelligence.



The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be only the beginning.

The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be only the beginning.



All men should have a drop of treason in their veins, if nations are not to go soft like so many sleepy pears.

All men should have a drop of treason in their veins, if nations are not to go soft like so many sleepy pears.



The trouble about man is twofold. He cannot learn truths which are too complicated; he forgets truths which are too simple.

The trouble about man is twofold. He cannot learn truths which are too complicated; he forgets truths which are too simple.



The mind is its own enemy, that fights itself with the innumerable pliant and ineluctable arms of the octopus.

The mind is its own enemy, that fights itself with the innumerable pliant and ineluctable arms of the octopus.



Writing has nothing to do with communication between person and person, only with communication between different parts of a person's mind.

Writing has nothing to do with communication between person and person, only with communication between different parts of a person's mind.





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It is only with the heart that one can see rightly what is essential is invisible to the eye.

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly what is essential is invisible to the eye.



Do I really have moves like Jagger? F**king A, no, I don’t. But I was going to tell everybody that I did and hoped they believed me.

Do I really have moves like Jagger? F**king A, no, I don’t. But I was going to tell everybody that I did and hoped they believed me.



No power or virtue of man could ever have deserved that what has been fated should not have taken place.

No power or virtue of man could ever have deserved that what has been fated should not have taken place.



I felt deeply tricked. Stunned. And furious. I also felt my default emotion: numbness.

I felt deeply tricked. Stunned. And furious. I also felt my default emotion: numbness.



The driver of the power of intelligent systems is the knowledge the systems have about their universe of discourse, not the sophistication of the reasoning process the systems employ.

The driver of the power of intelligent systems is the knowledge the systems have about their universe of discourse, not the sophistication of the reasoning process the systems employ.



Treat each player as your own son/daughter if you can...the parents have invested in you.

Treat each player as your own son/daughter if you can...the parents have invested in you.



I got my heart broken. My spirit got shattered and mutilated. I will not be coming back from this. I don’t want to.

I got my heart broken. My spirit got shattered and mutilated. I will not be coming back from this. I don’t want to.



As an inclusive quality, imagination is thus our primary force for progress, whatever progress is.

As an inclusive quality, imagination is thus our primary force for progress, whatever progress is.



Name it... and if you can dream it... you can achieve it.

Name it... and if you can dream it... you can achieve it.



Much of my writing has taken the form of a pilgrimage: to sacred places that represent the best of America, to musicians and other artists who represent the best of their art.

Much of my writing has taken the form of a pilgrimage: to sacred places that represent the best of America, to musicians and other artists who represent the best of their art.




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