Fury is a Fine Art
People often ask me how I got the courage to put my work into the world.
I’m not sure I have any courage, but I do have rage .
This may come as a surprise to readers of my books, who tell me they’re rather helpful and upbeat. (Not words my friends and family might necessarily use to describe me!)
My secret is: the books are positive because I take a... See more
I’m not sure I have any courage, but I do have rage .
This may come as a surprise to readers of my books, who tell me they’re rather helpful and upbeat. (Not words my friends and family might necessarily use to describe me!)
My secret is: the books are positive because I take a... See more
Austin Kleon • What to do with your feelings - Austin Kleon
The role of the artist is to make the revolution irresistible.
The role of the artist
The form of the protest—the bizarre blood sculpture, the poems—was itself a protest against passivity, lack of imagination, and normalcy.
Lola Milholland • Group Living and Other Recipes: A Memoir
Anger, like love, can be useful: it is a shield against further harm, a defense against erasure. It is a weapon that tears down the curtains of myth and sentiment. It is the refusal to be forgotten, even as each new generation tries so hard to forget.
We were angry
Get angry my son. A manifesto.
Fury courses through your veins, yet you sit there, a statue of indifference. Why? Wake up! Your complacency is a straitjacket, suffocating your spirit. The stoic ideology has castrated your passion, fed you the poisonous lie that emptiness is enlightenment. Your apathy isn't zen, it's surrender, waving a white flag to
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