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"The pulpy sci fi novel is all fun and games until there's a brutal depiction of cannibalism in it!! Forget whispering softly, here's for me shouting WHAT THE FUCK really loudly!! I was all set to enthusiastically recommend this to other people, but now I don't think I will. Been a long time since I read something that made me feel that genuinely queasy, ugh." — Sep 22, 2019 04:38PM
"The pulpy sci fi novel is all fun and games until there's a brutal depiction of cannibalism in it!! Forget whispering softly, here's for me shouting WHAT THE FUCK really loudly!! I was all set to enthusiastically recommend this to other people, but now I don't think I will. Been a long time since I read something that made me feel that genuinely queasy, ugh." — Sep 22, 2019 04:38PM
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― Salvation on Sand Mountain: Snake-Handling and Redemption in Southern Appalachia
― Salvation on Sand Mountain: Snake-Handling and Redemption in Southern Appalachia
“Remember that although technique is important, there are other issues in art making that should take precedence. When the strongest thing in an artwork is technique, the subject is vanity. Art must have a higher subject. Something else must rise to the top. A work of art is born in the desire for something—to explore something, be it formal (understanding light, color, or objects in space), political, or emotional. The creative act takes in everything about you—the images and creative means of who you are and where you come from, added to the world you see and hope for. The technique you learn should always be in the service of this.”
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“One is not required to like a movie in order to learn from it. Our personal views provide a legitimate perspective, as long as we recognize and acknowledge how they may color our interpretation.”
― Looking at Movies: An Introduction to Film
― Looking at Movies: An Introduction to Film
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― My Life East & West
― My Life East & West
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― My Life East & West
― My Life East & West
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