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The memory of what is not may be better than the amnesia of what is.


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Cultural confinement takes place when a curator imposes his own limits on an art exhibition, rather than asking an artist to set his limits.

Cultural confinement takes place when a curator imposes his own limits on an art exhibition, rather than asking an artist to set his limits.



A vacant white room with lights is still a submission to the neutral. Works of art seen in such spaces seem to be going through a kind of esthetic convalescence.

A vacant white room with lights is still a submission to the neutral. Works of art seen in such spaces seem to be going through a kind of esthetic convalescence.



Instead of causing us to remember the past like the old monuments, the new monuments seem to cause us to forget the future

Instead of causing us to remember the past like the old monuments, the new monuments seem to cause us to forget the future



Art history is less explosive than the rest of history, so it sinks faster into the pulverized regions of time.

Art history is less explosive than the rest of history, so it sinks faster into the pulverized regions of time.



Museums are tombs, and it looks like everything is turning into a museum.

Museums are tombs, and it looks like everything is turning into a museum.



A work of art when placed in a gallery loses its charge, and becomes a portable object or surface disengaged from the outside world.

A work of art when placed in a gallery loses its charge, and becomes a portable object or surface disengaged from the outside world.



Artists themselves are not confined, but their output is.

Artists themselves are not confined, but their output is.



Banal words function as a feeble phenomena that fall into their own mental bogs of meaning.

Banal words function as a feeble phenomena that fall into their own mental bogs of meaning.



Nature does not proceed in a straight line, it is rather a sprawling development.

Nature does not proceed in a straight line, it is rather a sprawling development.



Establish enigmas, not explanations.

Establish enigmas, not explanations.





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What was youth at best? A green, an unripe time, a time of shallow moods, and sickly thoughts.

What was youth at best? A green, an unripe time, a time of shallow moods, and sickly thoughts.



I realized that no matter how safe a person or place felt, in our world, safety was merely an illusion.

I realized that no matter how safe a person or place felt, in our world, safety was merely an illusion.



The inventions and the great discoveries have opened up whole continents to reciprocal communication and interchange, provided we are willing.

The inventions and the great discoveries have opened up whole continents to reciprocal communication and interchange, provided we are willing.



These people, as far as I can see, do not congregate in the notorious centers of the movement, like the North Beach in San Francisco or Greenwich Village, or Venice, California.

These people, as far as I can see, do not congregate in the notorious centers of the movement, like the North Beach in San Francisco or Greenwich Village, or Venice, California.



My favorite rappers are Lil Wayne. I like Wayne.

My favorite rappers are Lil Wayne. I like Wayne.



Remind yourself that you are supported, that you are not going it alone upon this Earth. Dwell in the company of your Non-Physical Teachers and Guides.

Remind yourself that you are supported, that you are not going it alone upon this Earth. Dwell in the company of your Non-Physical Teachers and Guides.



When I turned 40, I was like, huh. I accept myself more now. It was much more comforting.

When I turned 40, I was like, huh. I accept myself more now. It was much more comforting.



I think that you think that a certain something is not all that it could be, when, in fact, it is all that it should be, and more!

I think that you think that a certain something is not all that it could be, when, in fact, it is all that it should be, and more!



If you have an ounce of common sense and one good friend you don't need an analyst.

If you have an ounce of common sense and one good friend you don't need an analyst.



People like Congress more than their health insurance companies.

People like Congress more than their health insurance companies.




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