Gould chose solitude as the subject of his first radio program, The Idea of North, which was broadcast by the CBC in 1967. He was attracted to perfect solitude in its extreme and saw his own compromises—watching television, for example—as weaknesses. He saw himself as a hermit, though his withdrawal from the world was imperfect. In the act of making the documentary, he expressed his reverence for the true ascetic.
- Glenn Gould , Variations on Solitude
- Glenn Gould , Variations on Solitude
In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity.
- Hunter S. Thompson
- Hunter S. Thompson
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When you drank the world was still out there, but for the moment it didn't have you by the throat.
“The psychologist is afraid I imagine I know him, and feels debased by this fear. Thus he behaves towards me in a chilly and offhand manner, trying to mislead me about himself to gain ascendancy over me.”
—Daybreak, §303 (edited excerpt).
—Daybreak, §303 (edited excerpt).