“The internet is all about destroying the elite, destroying the gatekeepers. The people know best. You take that to its conclusion, and you get Donald Trump. What do those Washington insiders know? What does the elite know? What do papers like The New York Times know? Listen, the people know what’s r…”— Jonathan Franzen, nytimes.com
“Produce abundant scholarly fruits by which you and others can be nourished and strengthened, or at the least, produce something which, in falling to the ground largely unnoticed, feeds the soil. Compost is better than barren ground.”— Corey Anton, academia.edu
“The Velvet Underground didn’t sell many records, but everyone who bought one went out and started a band.”— Brian Eno, books.google.com