Category Archives: Quotations

Things people said.

“With art comes empathy…”

Posted on July 1, 2018 by JMN

“…With art comes empathy. It allows us to look through someone else’s eyes and know their strivings and struggles. It expands the moral imagination and makes it impossible to accept the dehumanization of others. When we are without art, we … Continue reading →

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“It’s not just writers…”

Posted on June 27, 2018 by JMN

“It’s not just writers. It’s everyone. The writer is just an extreme case of something everyone struggles with. ‘On the one hand, to function well, you have to believe in yourself and your abilities and summon enormous confidence from somewhere. … Continue reading →

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The Northernness

Posted on June 25, 2018 by JMN

“If you’re full of beauty and positive things it’s harder for stuff to get to you. Joy is not a luxury that you can tack on when you’ve sorted everything out, joy is how you will sort out your problems… … Continue reading →

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“We must…”

Posted on June 25, 2018 by JMN

“We must resist the temptation to opt out of politics and to assume that nothing can be done in face of all the current ugliness, deception and corruption. Arendt’s lifelong project was to honestly confront and comprehend the darkness of … Continue reading →

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“Through the eyes of a woman”

Posted on June 23, 2018 by JMN

“It [rotolo] taught me a lot about Italian food. It also taught me to see food through the eyes of a woman. Rose [Rose Gray, the River Cafe’s co-owner] was incredible. She wasn’t a chef, but a self-taught cook at … Continue reading →

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Amrita Sher-Gil

Posted on June 21, 2018 by JMN

nyti.ms/2I7OD36 “Sher-Gil died on Dec. 5, 1941. The cause was believed to be complications from a second, failed abortion performed by Egan, Dalmia wrote in her biography of Sher-Gil. She was 28 and was just gaining widespread popularity and taking … Continue reading →

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“Dancing Tango…”

Posted on June 19, 2018 by JMN

“But what we fail to do in politics — harness our shared humanity — we do so easily in dance. We embrace the other. We take into account another person’s comfort, how our pace and pressure feel. We compromise to … Continue reading →

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“The Rape of Dinah” (Genesis)

Posted on June 18, 2018 by JMN

“If I were preaching the story of Dinah, I might simply ask, “How do you think she felt?” It’s a question that some men have never considered. Though some abusers are beyond the reach of compassion, I have in my … Continue reading →

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“What the poem says…”

Posted on June 17, 2018 by JMN

“What the poem says, it does.” (Alain Badiou) “I alone create a product that society does not want.” (Mallarmé) ” ‘Poets, Mallarmé wrote, must take back what is ours. They must sing of heroes with no name — the Figure … Continue reading →

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Fun With Glue Gun

Posted on June 13, 2018 by JMN

[From the Manual] “Prohibited in flammable and explosive occasions.” “Do not touch the glue gun and glue bar when working.” “It is forbidden to pull the glue strip out of the tail of the glue gun.” “The glue gun is … Continue reading →

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