The Strawberry Statement Quotes

“We youths say “like” all the time because we mistrust reality.”
― James S. Kunen, The Strawberry Statement: Notes of a College Revolutionary

“But I am not a nihilist. I do like some things.
I should add that I have never been able to stand at a high place without thinking about jumping off.”
― James Simon Kunen, The Strawberry Statement

“I can look forward to little things. Right now I'm looking forward to brushing my teeth with a brand-new tube of toothpaste I bought. The trick is not to think about how someday it inevitably will be bent and twisted up with hard, dry paste at the end. Live for the moment, man.”
― James Simon Kunen, The Strawberry Statement

“We youths say "like" all the time because we mistrust reality. It takes a certain commitment to say something is. Inserting "like" gives you a bit more running room.”
― James S. Kunen, The Strawberry Statement: Notes of a College Revolutionary

“I pick up “This is Your Policeman” Public Information Bulletin No. 5. Under “His Code of Ethics” it says, “I will enforce the law … never employing unnecessary force or violence and never accepting gratuities.” I guess the cops at the Tuesday bust must have had this in mind, because I didn’t see any of them taking tips.”
― James Simon Kunen, The Strawberry Statement