Quotations

Caitlin Johnstone@caitoz
If I looked out my window and saw people massacring children, I'd probably think thoughts like "That's horrible!" and "How can I stop this?"
The furthest thing from my mind would be thoughts like "What religion are they?" or "Their religion is very relevant to any discussions we might have about this massacre" or "We should definitely be very careful about discussing this massacre because we don't want to offend people who have the same religion as the people doing the massacre." It would never occur to me to consider such things, much less that such considerations should be central to all discourse about the massacre for years on end.

"I was looking at my dog tonight. She has no idea she's now quite old, surely one of the many advantages of being a dog." Dominic Johnson

"BLOW UP, to make a noise, or scold; formerly a cant expression used amongst thieves, now a recognised and respectable phrase." A Dictionary of Modern slang, Cant, and Vulgar words used at the present day in the streets of London; the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge; the Houses of Parliament; the dens of St. Giles; and the Palaces of St. James by a London Antiquary (1860)

"Style is not neutral; it gives moral directions" Martin Amis. I have no idea what this means but like the sound of it.

“Being more or less unembarrassable, Americans are fatally attracted to the embarrassing." Martin Amis.

“You campaign in poetry; you govern in prose.” Mario Cuomo. A  famous line but one I remember often and thought worth quoting.