“What is a quote? A quote (cognate with quota) is a cut, a section, a slice of someone else’s orange. You suck the slice, toss the rind, skate away. Part of what you enjoy in a documentary technique is the sense of banditry. To loot someone else’s life or sentences and make off with a point of view.”
— Anne Carson, “Foam (Essay with Rhapsody)” (from Decreation)
(Sources: Quotes – leopoldgursky, via othernotebooksareavailable. Image Credit)
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Beautifully said- though it diminishes the impact another person’s artfully constructed sentence can change one’s life.
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And that the author may receive enormous personal satisfaction in having a positive impact on another (many) persons’ lives
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True dat. Collecting and sharing quotes is one of my favorite pastimes, however, I was listening to Eckhart Tolle yesterday and when he said ‘don’t quote the Buddha, BE the Buddha’ it was like a getting hit with a 2×4 in the middle of the forehead. I think there is a time to quote and a time to be quoted…
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Laughed. You and I learn the say way. With a 2×4.
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quotes can be used for good or evil–depending on the slice we use
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Now that’s true.
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I used part of your quote in my blog post today–thank you for the inspiration
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My pleasure. Thanks LouAnn. I’ll be sure to check it out.
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An interesting definition, but I, too, am troubled by the sense of larceny. As someone who lives for a good quote, I prefer a sharing interpretation…. 🙂
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Laughing. Of course you do. But you have to admit, beautifully stated if not a wee bit controversial.
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I am obsessed with quotes & this seems to be hurting my feelings. I am with Mimi.
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Oh no. I hurt your feelings. Time to post a baby or puppy picture. Stay tuned.
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Awww.. Thank you Dave 🙂
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Does the larceny (I don’t buy that; a wordsmith or sage wants to quoted as much as an artist wants to be viewed) of others’ brilliancy excuse us from creating our own? I like the quote Todd shared (thanks, Todd); basically, talk is cheap. (Now who said that?)
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Laughing. Talk is cheap sounds like a Vince Lombardi quote…
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Can I quote you on that?
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Of course. And you can do it without attribution. 🙂
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The world is littered with orange rinds.
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Crafty!
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Reblogged this on saturn1ascends.
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Thanks for sharing.
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Not a problem 🙂
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