Fire in the Rain- Singer in the Storm:...
A source page for quotes linked to Holly Near.
“Whenever new ideas emerge, songs soon follow, and before long the songs are leading.”
“Time has passed through me and become a song.”
“Often thoughts are given to me with the sole purpose of giving them away.”
“When I am willing, all sound is available to me.”
“You can kill that man but not his song, When it's sung the whole world round...”
“I'm not allowing my perspective to be dictated by the dominant culture.”
“Why do we kill people who are killing people to show that killing people is wrong?”
“When we make mistakes, say, I'm blessed that I have an opportunity to learn from this.”
“You just keep feeding hogwash to people, and pretty soon they'll eat it.”
“A lot of artists say, I'm not political. People are afraid of this word.”
“It is essential that men start being interested in and excited by how women think.”
“White middle- and upper-class men have a longer journey to go than many people.”
“Language is like songs, like food, like dance-it is the expression of what we think.”
“My parents encouraged thought. You'll get through life better if you learn how to think.”
“You can't just leave out one part; the bread won't rise if the yeast isn't there.”