#ay

A culture in which guilt is automatically assumed to be neurotic and unhealthy has devised a remarkably clever way of protecting its self-interest. ↗

— Jonathan Kozol

#automatically #clever #culture #devised #guilt

My interest in desperation lies only in that sometimes I find myself having become desperate. Very seldom do I start out that way. I can see of course that, in the abstract, thinking and all activity is rather desperate. ↗

— Willem de Kooning

#activity #become #course #desperate #desperation

Style is a fraud. I always felt the Greeks were hiding behind their columns. ↗

— Willem de Kooning

#behind #columns #felt #fraud #greeks

I think about my work every minute of the day. ↗

— Jeff Koons

#about #day #every #i #i think

And then I got what she was saying. In the paranormal world, everyone was your enemy. ↗

— Jayde Scott

#jayde-scott #paranormal #vampire #voodoo-kiss #inspirational

Art has this ability to allow you to connect back through history in the same way that biology does. I'm always looking for source material. ↗

— Jeff Koons

#allow #always #art #back #biology

A politician's goal is always to manipulate public debate. I think there are some politicians with higher goals. But all of them get corrupted by power. ↗

— Dean Koontz

#corrupted #debate #get #goal #goals

Human beings can always be relied upon to exert, with vigor, their God-given right to be stupid. ↗

— Dean Koontz

#beings #exert #god-given #god-given right #human

I think the world is full of evil people. I think in some ways we're in more danger now than before. ↗

— Dean Koontz

#danger #evil #full #i #i think

I need to get ready. Ash? Touch the food and I won't take you for a driving lesson tomorrow. Dad? Touch it and I'll make you take him for a driving lesson tomorrow." Dad backed away from the counter. Ash scowled. I laughed and continued upstairs. ↗

— Kelley Armstrong

#logic #maya #food