Brian Kovesci
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“I'll tell you this, though. It's not true, that saying about sticks and stones; it's words that break your bones.”
― On Being Different: What It Means to Be a Homosexual
― On Being Different: What It Means to Be a Homosexual
“Estragon: We always find something, eh Didi, to give us the impression we exist?
Vladimir: Yes, yes, we're magicians.”
― Waiting for Godot
Vladimir: Yes, yes, we're magicians.”
― Waiting for Godot
“So often, a visit to a bookshop has cheered me, and reminded me that there are good things in the world.”
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“[...] In a country where values are collapsing, patriotism becomes the handmaiden to totalitarianism. The country becomes the religion. We are asked to live in a state of religious fervor: Love America! Love it because America has become a substitute for religion. But to love your country indiscriminately means that critical distinctions begin to go. And democracy depends upon these distinctions.
A good Englishman has a certain sense of the complexity of his national life. Even if he rides to hounds. The British have memory in a way we don't. That is the scariest single thing about American democracy to me: We don't have roots the way other countries do. Relatively, we are without deep traditions. So the transition from democracy to totalitarianism could happen quickly.”
― Why are We at War?
A good Englishman has a certain sense of the complexity of his national life. Even if he rides to hounds. The British have memory in a way we don't. That is the scariest single thing about American democracy to me: We don't have roots the way other countries do. Relatively, we are without deep traditions. So the transition from democracy to totalitarianism could happen quickly.”
― Why are We at War?
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