

“accelerated culture does not respond well to the nonobvious.”
― Fargo Rock City: A Heavy Metal Odyssey in Rural North Dakota
― Fargo Rock City: A Heavy Metal Odyssey in Rural North Dakota
“If you're not making art with the intention of having it copied, you're not really making art for the twenty-first century.”
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“An ad that pretends to be art is—at absolute best—like somebody who smiles warmly at you only because he wants something from you. This”
― A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments
― A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments

“Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.”
― Last Chance to See
― Last Chance to See

“We are stuck with technology when what we really want is just stuff that works.”
― The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time
― The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time
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