“In Tar Baby, the classic concept of the individual with a solid, coherent identity is eschewed for a model of identity which sees the individual as a kaleidoscope of heterogeneous impulses and desires, constructed from multiple forms of interaction with the world as a play of difference that cannot be completely comprehended.” WorldPlayFormDesireLiteratureIndividualDifferencesIdentityBabyModelsConceptsImpulseClassicInteractionMultipleKaleidoscope Author:Toni Morrison
“It was sexually a very different thing when [the models] worked with men. They felt a charge... I caught them when they were relaxed, natural, and I spent a lot of time talking to them about their husbands, their lovers, their babies.” MenDifferentFeltNaturalTalkingBabyLoversHusbandModelsCaughtDifferent ThingsRelaxedSexually Author:Lillian Bassman
“Own one idea. Complete it. Map the current model of purchase and usage. Change how it is done so at least some part of the market uses only your product. Extend from that core user to a much broader universe. Describe your concept in a very short, "six-word story" - a la Ernest Hemingway: "For sale: baby shoes, never worn."” IdeasDoneStoriesUseUniverseProductsBabySixModelsConceptsShoesCurrentsCoreMapsUsersWornUsage Author:Michael J. Silverstein
“The patriarchal model of spirituality was, I think, a necessary step, as a baby learns to crawl before it walks.” ThinkingSpiritualityWalksStepsBabyModels Author:Neale Donald Walsch