July 2011
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“Well, while I’m here I’ll
do the work—
and what’s the Work?
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– Excerpt from “Memory Gardens” by Allen Ginsberg (via fuckyeahallenginsberg)
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“Bruce and I looked at each other and didn’t say anything, we just knew. We...”
– Clarence Clemons, on his first meeting with Bruce. So beautiful.
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Revolutionary Letter #1
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I have just realized that the stakes are myself I have no other ransom money, nothing to break or barter but my life my spirit measured out, in bits, spread over the roulette table, I recoup what I can nothing to thrust out the window, no white flag this flesh all I have to offer, to make the play with this immediate head, what it comes up with, my move as we slither over this go...
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“Duclos,” the Président interrupted at this point, “we have, I...”
– Marquis de Sade, The 120 Days of Sodom, 1785. Just read an excerpt for my upcoming workshop with Rob Halpern, and man, it is some *crazy* stuff. I thought “Naked Lunch” was pushing the limit in some parts, and Sade makes “Naked Lunch” look like a children’s book. I...
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“Being realistic is the most commonly traveled road towards mediocrity.”
– - Will Smith (via quote-book)
(I’m wary of quotes like this from famous people, since half of them aren’t actually from that person, but it’s a good sentiment to remember regardless.)
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“Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an...”
– John Steinbeck 