“The brave view is that talking it out helps work it out. Maybe the realistic view is that talking it out inflames the issues further. But that is America, especially these days.” HelpingAmericaViewsTalkingIssuesBraveThese DaysWorking ItRealistic Author:Jane Smiley
“From the very beginning, the American dream meant proving to all mankind that freedom, justice, human rights and democracy were no utopia but were rather the most realistic policy there is and the most likely to improve the fate of each and every person.” HumansPersonsDreamAmericaJusticeDemocracyFateRightsMankindPolicyProveHuman RightsRealisticAmerican DreamUtopia Author:Nicolas Sarkozy
“To mistake ugliness for reality is one of the frauds of the realistic school [of writing]. A hunger for the unknown and an aspiration toward beauty were inseparable from civilization. In America the word art was distorted to mean artificial.” WritingMeanArtRealitySchoolAmericaMistakeCivilizationHungerAspirationRealisticFraudArtificialUglinessInseparable Author:Anais Nin