“When asked why he wrote the book, Freed said:
In the 1980s, I joined the small group of anthropologists who were writing about the history of their subject. I believed that I could add some balance to American anthropological history, and that the best place to start was with museums—
where the story began. The more I delved into the archives, the more I was fascinated. I was hooked.”
Source: Anthropology Unmasked: Museums, Science, and Politics in New York City - Volume I: The Putnam-Boas Era
“...and people loved me, and I had to meet their expectations...I was dealing with all that chaos in my life with some awkwardness. I didn't know where I had gone wrong, and wondered how I could've done better.”
Source: Beyond The Story: 10-Year Record of BTS
“I couldn't understand him at first. Sure, I was a little too young to be very understanding of others, and hadn't met many people then...But I was really curious and kept thinking, 'Why does he work so hard?' Because Jimin really, really gives it his all in every single song. And I came to realize, 'This kid is absolutely serious about being onstage. And he's constantly worried people will be disappointed by his performance.' I'd though long and hard about Jimin this way, and it turned out, Jimin had also thought about me. And once I realized that I had things I was good at while Jimin had his things he was good at...I started to understand. It's just so fascinating to me. That complete opposites can be like, 'Wow, we really don't go together,' but once we saw how we made up for each other's deficiencies, we came to see each other with even more respect and admiration.”
Source: Beyond The Story: 10-Year Record of BTS
“Two completely difference people accepting each other's differences and becoming friends might come across as a cliche in a movie or a drama.”
Source: Beyond The Story: 10-Year Record of BTS
“I wanted to fill it with the hurt I felt. It's a very lively song, but the lyrics are really sad.
Yesterday's you
Now I see it all
So many thorns on a sprouting rose
I want to give you a hug”
Source: Beyond The Story: 10-Year Record of BTS
“The results are important, sure, but the process is also very important, and I try to maintain my own balance through direct experience.”
Source: Beyond The Story: 10-Year Record of BTS
“But "ON" actually goes:
Where my pain lies
Let me take a breath”
Source: Beyond The Story: 10-Year Record of BTS
“Well...I don't think I have a lot of memories of the pandemic. Like that time was "chopped off" my memory? I just felt like time was passing. It was hard at times, and we overcame it, but looking back at that time, I feel so wistful.”
Source: Beyond The Story: 10-Year Record of BTS
“Forever we are young
Even if you fall and get hurt
I keep running towards my dream”
Source: Beyond The Story: 10-Year Record of BTS
“...but I felt like whenever something bad happened, something good happened too.”
Source: Beyond The Story: 10-Year Record of BTS