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33 quotes by Kathy Acker

Kathy Acker Acker in 1984 Born Karen Lehmann (1947-04-18)April 18, 1947 New York City, United States Died November 30, 1997(1997-11-30) (aged 50) Tijuana, Mexico Occupation Novelist, playwright, essayist, poet Notable works Blood and Guts in High School (novel) Great Expectations New York (short story) Notable awards Pushcart Prize (1979) Spouse Robert Acker (1966–????) Peter Gordon (1976–????) Kathy Acker (née Karen Lehmann; April 18, 1947...
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And I'm working at trying to find a kind of language where I won't be so easily modulated by expectation.

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I think what we have in this country is a little more dangerous in a way because it can't be seen fully. It's sorta internal censorship. We... →

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Well, I think writing is basically about time and rhythm. Like with jazz. You have your basic melody and then you just riff off of it. And the riffs... →

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I write it to get it out of me. I don't write it to remember it.

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I might be writing what people expect me to write, writing from that place where I might be ruled by economic considerations. To overcome that, I... →

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I think it's really important to find out why people hurt you or try to oppose you or whatever.

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On the surface we all act like we all love each other and we're free and easy, and actually we're far more moralistic than any other society... →

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I mean, they censor your work when they're scared of it.

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We get on the bandwagon in all sorts of ways - you know minor ways and major ways - like what you've just encountered which isn't censorship... →

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I think the best thing in cases of censorship or things like this is to get as much media as possible.

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One of the reasons I think the ultra right-wing has such power in this country is that no one talks out.

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That's what the right-wing is good at: figuring out the left wing.

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I'm really fascinated and you know I've been wondering about that usage of language, various breathing techniques and why in these practices... →

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