The futility of everything that comes to us from the media is the inescapable consequence of the absolute inability of that partic...ular stage to remain silent. Music, commercial breaks, news flashes, adverts, news broadcasts, movies, presenters--there is no alternative but to fill the screen; otherwise there would be an irremediable void.... That's why the slightest technical hitch, the slightest slip on the part of the presenter becomes so exciting, for it reveals the depth of the emptiness squinting out at us through this little window.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Now that is the wisdom of a man, in every instance of his labor, to hitch his wagon to a star, and see his chore done by the gods ...themselves. That is the way we are strong, by borrowing the might of the elements. The forces of steam, gravity, galvanism, light, magnets, wind, fire, serve us day by day and cost us nothing.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
If we should swap a good library for a second-rate stump speech and not ask for boot, it would be thoroughly in tune with our hear...ts. For deep within each of us lies politics. It is our football, baseball, and tennis rolled into one. We enjoy it; we will hitch up and drive for miles in order to hear and applaud the vitriolic phrases of a candidate we have already reckoned we'll vote against.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
I remember when I was first assigned to jets. I said to the colonel, "Colonel, I joined this man's air force to fly an airplane. B...ut nobody's gonna hitch me to no Roman candle."LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Make gracious attempts at sanctifying Jenny, Supply cosmetics for the ordering of her frame,... Think of her as Leda, as a goddess, Emptying a smile on Redkey, Indiana.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
The dull conclave of crows'-footed faces Twitches as the man with one dollar enters;... It moves a soilured delicate hand, as if Displaying a marketable emotion on a string.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »