New York City in 1979 Quotes

“The two main girlfriends he has had wanted him to support them in the manner to which they certainly weren't accustomed even though he couldn't put his flabby hands on a penny.”
― Kathy Acker, New York City in 1979

“Intense sexual desire is the best thing in the world.”
― Kathy Acker, New York City in 1979

“glory be to those humans who are absolutely NOTHING for the opinions of other humans: they are the true owners of illusions, transformations and themselves”
― Kathy Acker, New York City in 1979

“old people have to go to children's or most often to rest homes where they are shunted into wheelchairs and made as fast as possible into zombies cause it's easier to handle a zombie, if you have to handle anything, than a human.”
― Kathy Acker, New York City in 1979

“Bet – But how else are we going to be? In Italy there was this women’s art festival. A friend of ours who does performance dressed as a woman and did a performance. Then he revealed he was a man. The women in the festival beat him up and called the police.
Michael – The police?
Janey – Was he good?
Bet – He was the best performer there.
Louie – I think calling the police is weird. They should have just beaten him up.
Janey – I don’t like the police.”
― Kathy Acker, New York City in 1979

“The quality of life in this city stinks. Is almost nothing. Most people now are deaf-mutes only inside they’re screaming. BLOOD. A lot of blood inside is going to fall. MORE and MORE because inside is outside.”
― Kathy Acker, New York City in 1979