Yesterday I was thinking about the whole idea of genius and creative p…

Bell Hooks
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Yesterday I was thinking about the whole idea of genius and creative people, and the notion that if you create some magical art, somehow that exempts you from having to pay attention to the small things. ✨ Bell Hooks and John Perry Barlow talk “prana in cyberspace”. Interview with John Perry Barlow, www.lionsroar.com. 1995.
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