words of wisdom, quotable quotes*

"Be regular and ordinary in your habits, like a petit bourgeois, so you may be violent and original in your work."
-gustave flaubert

"I'm not saying I'm like Jesus, but I do follow him. Maybe when your master is a polarizing figure, you end up that way yourself."
-joe boyd

"Es is aus. This culture, in my opinion is over. But that's ok, because God doesn't redeem cultures, but he does redeem individuals all the time."
-prof. n, as spoken in old testament exegesis on 2.1.08

* tip-of-the-cap to the young robert de niro who recently brought this quote to my attention.