Samuel R. Delany quotes - page 7

That's the army. But our job was to make the rest of you think it was safe and glorious and good, too. Boys into men? Discipline that isn't self-discipline doesn't mean thing to a boy. (Samuel R. Delany)
When what is is congruent to what is supposed the reaction is functional and the mental processes competent. When what is and what is supposed to have nothing to do with each other the choice of reactions is random. Something tears. Stay or run, laugh or frown: the decision is chance. View quote
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Maybe that's the most important thing there is, Lump. If there is an answer to that question, Lump, that's what it is, to know you're yourself and nobody else. View quote
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"Gods are nothing but low blood sugar,” I said. "St. Augustine, Peyote Indians...you know how it works-. View quote
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Always remember the objects you are working with. When you make a bridge, remember you are putting steel on stone and dirt. ... Some day you will write poems to a little girl: marks with ink on paper. ... When you are making love, you are moving flesh against flesh. That is the basis of all magic. View quote
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Origins are always constructs, always contouring ideological agendas. View quote
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The deconstructionists have led off this set of new readings most energetically by asking of certain texts: "What do they have to say that specifically undermines and subverts their own ideological array?” As energetic as the deconstructionist foray has been, we must remember that there are still going to be many texts for which we can expect the answer: "Not much.”. View quote
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