Re: Happy Birthday Ara Baliozian!
WHY WRITERS WRITE
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When asked why he writes, a writer is quoted as having replied: "So that idiots may have something to think about in twenty years."
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The problem with most Armenian writers is that they want to achieve popularity long before they are murdered by a foreign tyrant or starved by their fellow Armenians.
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Am I right or wrong? I am not sure. But I know this: if I am wrong, my voice will be drowned by a chorus of loud-mouth chauvinists, charlatans, partisans, skinheads, and panchoonies, none of whom will ever dare to question the authority of any one of our bosses, bishops, and benefactors.
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If all Turks vanished from the face of the earth tomorrow, Armenians wouldn't miss them because an Armenian friend wouldn't be much different from a Turkish enemy.
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Charles Péguy: "Out of ignorance and a sense of duty most decent people are liable to turn into criminals."
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You can't talk ethics with a bishop: he thinks he has a monopoly on the subject. You can't talk sharing power with a boss: he thinks he is the best-qualified man for the job.
You can't talk money with a benefactor: he won't listen to anyone who makes less than he does.
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Scottish proverb: "The devil's boots don't creak."
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All persecuted minorities and victims tend to view freedom as the freedom to persecute and victimize.
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La Rochefoucauld: "No man is clever enough to know all the evil he does."
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"I paint with my prick," Renoir is quoted as having said.
Some of my readers think with theirs.
WHY WRITERS WRITE
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When asked why he writes, a writer is quoted as having replied: "So that idiots may have something to think about in twenty years."
*
The problem with most Armenian writers is that they want to achieve popularity long before they are murdered by a foreign tyrant or starved by their fellow Armenians.
*
Am I right or wrong? I am not sure. But I know this: if I am wrong, my voice will be drowned by a chorus of loud-mouth chauvinists, charlatans, partisans, skinheads, and panchoonies, none of whom will ever dare to question the authority of any one of our bosses, bishops, and benefactors.
*
If all Turks vanished from the face of the earth tomorrow, Armenians wouldn't miss them because an Armenian friend wouldn't be much different from a Turkish enemy.
*
Charles Péguy: "Out of ignorance and a sense of duty most decent people are liable to turn into criminals."
*
You can't talk ethics with a bishop: he thinks he has a monopoly on the subject. You can't talk sharing power with a boss: he thinks he is the best-qualified man for the job.
You can't talk money with a benefactor: he won't listen to anyone who makes less than he does.
*
Scottish proverb: "The devil's boots don't creak."
*
All persecuted minorities and victims tend to view freedom as the freedom to persecute and victimize.
*
La Rochefoucauld: "No man is clever enough to know all the evil he does."
*
"I paint with my prick," Renoir is quoted as having said.
Some of my readers think with theirs.
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