“Technology sounds quick and easy, but it ends up taking up too much of your time.” Quote by Elaine Equi
“I never liked the philosophy that you can have everything and be everything and that something is wrong if you don't want that. I'm terrible at multitasking and find it hard to believe that no one protests this general trend of using the rhetoric of self actualization to sell you faster and faster phones and computers, BlackBerrys, etc.” IfsWantBelieveSelfHardPhilosophyTerribleComputerSellsPhonesFasterEtcProtestTrendsRhetoricSelf ActualizationHard To BelieveMultitaskingActualization Author:Elaine Equi
“I don't like speed. I would have made a terrible Futurist. Even when I did take drugs, I never liked amphetamines and much preferred the slow taffy-pull of time that you get with opiates.” MadeTerribleDrugSpeedOpiatesFuturistAmphetaminesTaffy Author:Elaine Equi
“I wonder if books become in essence "files" if people wouldn't write them differently. I'm used to writing print books and I enjoy the slowness of the whole process. It makes me more deliberate about everything I say.” PeopleIfsWritingBookWholeUsedProcessEnjoyWonderEssencePrintDeliberateFilesSlownessPrint Books Author:Elaine Equi
“I can appreciate the idea that with e-books more people would publish, the work would be easier to disseminate, and that it could even be interactive. Being a lover of photography, I especially like the idea that you could include lots of pictures - full-color pictures - with your writing. That to me is exciting! We'll all have to stay tuned to see what develops.” PeopleWritingI CanBookIdeasWould BeColorLoversEasierPhotographyAppreciateExcitingPublishInteractive Author:Elaine Equi
“The postcard is sacred to me. It makes me sad that no one sends them very much anymore because of email and texting. I still like to buy them, but they've lost their original function and now just seem like reminders or mementos of what they used to be.” StillsSeemsUsedLostFunctionOriginalsSacredUsed To BeEmailRemindersTextingPostcardsMemento Author:Elaine Equi
“I love horror movies because they're really fun. They tap into those wonderful primal emotions.” FunEmotionWonderfulHorrorPrimal Author:Margot Kidder
“In a machine, every part has a function. In a poem, every word needs to be there.” NeedsMachinesFunction Author:Elaine Equi
“When I think of someone equating poems and machines, it makes me feel like that person would like poems to have a more obvious use value in society. They're not happy with poetry being this ephemeral, indefinable thing. They want it to be "real."” ThinkingWantFeelsPersonsRealUseValuesMachinesObviousPoetry IsBeing RealNot HappyEphemeralIndefinableValues In Society Author:Elaine Equi
“The earth has always supported me in all my endeavors. I trust it.” EarthEndeavor Author:Elaine Equi