[G]usto thrives on freedom, and freedom in art, as in life, is the result of a discipline imposed by ourselves. Moreover, any writer overwhelmingly honest about pleasing himself is almost sure to please others. – Marianne Moore (1887–1972), lecture, 1948
Acceptance is not love. You love a person because he or she has lovable traits, but you accept everybody just because theyre alive and human. – Albert Ellis
Whats great about this country is that America started the tradition where the richest consumers buy essentially the same things as the poorest. – Andy Warhol