East is East, and West is San Francisco
There's this line between propriety and how we really speak and how we really think. And I'm just trying to have fun with that stuff.
All this angst, all this stuff we all feel, is just tied to making art. It's so ancient.
If all the world's a stage, I want to operate the trap door.
There are many similarities between Germans and blacks. The nouns themselves are loaded with so much historical baggage it's impossible for anyone to be indifferent to the simple mention of either group. We're two insightful people looking for reasons to love ourselves; and let's not forget we both love pork and wear sandals with socks.
I'm not much of a self-promoter or anything. It's not something I feel comfortable doing. But sometimes I would get frustrated, I'd think, "You know, this is a good book, how come no one is paying attention to it?" So it's nice to have some recognition. I don't write to put it in a drawer, I hope that people see it. But what am I willing to do for that? I struggle with that a little bit. I try to be accommodating, but I'm pretty much a loner. I'll say this, and it'll sound like bullshit, but it's not: I don't really pay attention to this stuff very much.
People are very comfortable when race relations get looked at retrospectively. Slavery, the civil rights movement, etc.
When we look at clouds we see different shapes. See all the grace you can.
The U. S. news media have a critical role to play in educating the public about climate change.
Never look for a worm in the apple of your eye.
To God, thy country, and thy friend be true.