“I've wasted the last five years of my life dealing in religious articles. People today find spiritual solace in ballroom dancing.” PeopleYearsTodayLastsSpiritualReligiousFiveDancingFive YearsArticlesSolaceBallroomBallroom DancingLast Five Years Author:Ben Katchor
“I was born Moishe Ketzelbourd but the Indians call me Maurice Cougar.” BornCall MeCougars Author:Ben Katchor
“What sort of attractions do you think lured our coreligionists out of the ghetto and into the mainstream of European culture? Was it the wit of Molière, or the ingenious stage mechanisms of Pixérécourt? Or was it simply the opportunity to cast an eye, without shame, upon the living, unclad human form?” ThinkingHumansEyeFormCultureOpportunityStageShameCourtCastsAttractionWitMechanismMainstreamGhettoIngeniousHuman Form Author:Ben Katchor
“A poll earlier this year showed that 42 per cent of Americans believe we're in the End Times.” YearsBelieveEndsCentsEnd TimesPolls Author:Andrew Denton
“Beware of turning into the enemy you most fear. All it takes is to lash out violently at someone who has done you some grievous harm, proclaiming that only your pain matters in this world. More than against that person's body, you will then, at that moment, be committing a crime against your own imagination.” WorldPersonsMatterDoneMomentsBodyPainImaginationEnemyCrimeThis WorldInsightHarmThat MomentLashesProclaiming Author:Ariel Dorfman
“I think to be in exile is a curse, and you need to turn it into a blessing. Youve been thrown into exile to die, really, to silence you so that your voice cannot come home. And so my whole life has been dedicated to saying, I will not be silenced.” ThinkingNeedsHas BeensWholeHomeDiesTurnsVoiceSilenceBlessingWhole LifeCurseThrownComing HomeDedicatedExile Author:Ariel Dorfman
“I vowed I would do everything I could to stop the Isle of Man counting towards the World Championship. And it was stopped, so they love me in the Isle of Man.” MenWorldChampionshipCountingIsle Author:Barry Sheene
“They were ridiculous times. After I won my World Championship in 1976, I went to Japan.” WorldRidiculousJapanChampionship Author:Barry Sheene