“ A primary function of art and thought is to liberate the individual from the tyranny of his culture in the environmental sense and to permit him to stand beyond it in an autonomy of perception and judgment.
— Beverly Sills
8.05.10
“ Sane is a dangerous word. It implies a clear distinction, a sharp line between the Sane and the Insane that we all see clearly and accept as a truth of nature. But it is not. No. The only real difference between the Sane and the Insane, in this world, is the Sane have the power to have the Insane locked up. That is the bottom line. CLANG! Go immediately to prison. You crazy bastard, you should have been locked up a long time ago. You are a dangerous freak—I am rich, and I want you castrated.
— Hunter S. Thompson American Journalist & Author (July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005)
Kingdom of Fear, Loathsome Secrets of a Star-Crossed Child in the Final Days of the American Century. (page 27)
7.30.10
