At first, I was shocked that Diane could even suggest this family reunion [on television], and then I realized this is just the way of the world, or at least the way of fin de siecle America. Not only would the next revolution be televised, but so would every other little stupid thing. It was already happening: Television reunions between adopted children and their birth parents...
Elizabeth WurtzelTags: society america television
Many of the people who consented to talk about their private lives in front of millions of television viewers would say that they were sharing their stories as a way to give comfort [to] fellow sufferers, to raise public awareness, to give a voice to their pain. None of them would ever admit that it was all about ratings and voyeurism and lurid, grotesque curiosity.
Elizabeth WurtzelTags: society america television
Nothing is ‘wrong’ with me, Dan. What’s wrong with you? she said in the same eerily quiet voice, dark eyes fixated on Dan, as she breathed heavily.
Martin HopkinsTags: wealth society romance prostitution sex addiction violence action poverty homelessness crime suspense thriller pornography erotica edinburgh literary-fiction jekyll-hyde
The slick concrete reflected the facades of the work weary - grey, cracked and old,
but more importantly, trodden upon.
Tags: wealth society romance prostitution sex addiction violence action poverty homelessness crime suspense thriller pornography erotica edinburgh literary-fiction jekyll-hyde
Join us. Play the game. It will bring you an untold number of rewards and you will finally have some direction and purpose in your lives. Take control of yourselves and those around you. Bend them to your will and all worldly pleasures will be yours...
Martin HopkinsTags: wealth society romance prostitution sex addiction violence action poverty homelessness crime suspense thriller pornography erotica edinburgh literary-fiction jekyll-hyde
es necesario tener claro que la literatura recoge del centro de la vida social e ideológica los contenidos más sensibles de las preocupaciones y los debates históricos, de ahí que resulte forzoso ubicarlos en el seno de la sociedad donde se gestan para empezar a entender el significado artístico que después adquieren.
Martha Elena Munguía ZatarainTags: society literature
No hay duda, la aparición de un determinado asunto como objeto de recreación artística siempre está en relación estrecha con su presencia en las distintas esferas de la vida social.
Martha Elena Munguía ZatarainTags: society literature
With genius, as with beauty -- all, well almost all, is forgiven.
Susan SontagTags: beauty society genius forgiveness generosity social-norms leniency exemptions
The foundations of some formerly strong lands became so riddled with termites of diminished purpose, so decayed with the decadence of smug moderation, and so emaciated with the vacillating aims of appears, that even when they saw the enemy coming and did resist, they were easily toppled when the Imperial Order finally pushed.
Terry GoodkindTags: society society-s-increasing-stupidity
I don’t think they can deal with someone being complex and contradictory; it’s not acceptable, you have to be a cartoon, a stereotype.
Shirley MansonTags: society
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