quotes about Gormenghast

“We don`t need to drive up the national debt by giving tax breaks to millionaires and billionaires.”

“Originality in literature is only a new coat of paint on an old house.”

“Much if not all we know about the complex mechanism responsible for the development (and stagnation) of productive forces, and for the rise and decay of social organizations, is the result of the analytical work undertaken by Marx and by those whom he inspired.”

Source : Paul A. Baran (1968). “Political Econ of Growth”, p.5, NYU Press

“Copenhagen has done a remarkable job creating streets that are focused on bicycles and pedestrians.”

Source : "Alex Steffen on Carbon-Zero Cities". Interview with Theresa Riley, billmoyers.com. March 19, 2013.

“If there is a country that has committed unspeakable atrocities in the world, it is the United States of America.”

“Bring me the sunset in a cup.”

“I don't really have any childhood memories of my dad, unfortunately, .. I was 10 years old when he passed, so my memories are kind of skewed. I don't have many memories of my childhood, period.”

“The next best thing to a winning day at the track is a losing day.”

“Most kids come home from school. They don't go to their TVs first. They go to the Internet. They check their emails, or some blogs, or some sites. Then they go watch TV. Other people are at work all day 9-5 in front of a computer. They see certain clips. We're not going to hide the fact that people use the Internet. We're going to try to be as interactive as possible with our fans. I'm currently on Twitter and Facebook and Flicker and Dig. I'm on all that stuff.”

“It depends on what kind of minimalism you're talking about, of course. I love both those artists - Brian Eno and William Basinski. I would say my minimalism references are early American minimalists from the 70s.”