Pleasure is continually disappointed, reduced, deflated, in favor of strong, noble values: Truth, Death, Progress, Struggle, Joy, etc. Its victorious rival is Desire: we are always being told about Desire, never about Pleasure. – Roland Barthes
Many smart folks seem to think that if you just get your metaphors and messages right, youll win. That if you start describing what you favor as a moral value – affordable health care is a moral value etc., – then youll appeal to red-state voters. – Eric Liu
I read the script for Wonder Boys, and I said that was almost perfect, it was so classy, cool and funny. Its a really specific thing. We stuck to it, it turned out good and a lot of people liked it. – Robert Downey, Jr.
