The Quarantine Tapes

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The Quarantine Tapes 152: Andy Borowitz Jan 26, 2021

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“I think embarrassment is human. We, as Americans, need to come to terms with the fact that we’re always going to have something to be embarrassed for. We have leaders who do embarrass us, even when we like them.”

The Quarantine Tapes 151: Nikky Finney Jan 22, 2021

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“Don’t you ever forget that love made you. That’s a really important fact for me as a poet of my time in this world today.”

The Quarantine Tapes 150: Katrina vanden Heuvel Jan 20, 2021

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“The notion that we are an indispensable nation, which has been around for decades, or that we have the right to triumphalism and the end of civilization with the United States winning the civilization game, I think should be jettisoned right now, but they also should have been jettisoned years ago. A great nation, in my mind, doesn’t need to boast. A great nation needs to get its act together at home for its own people.”

The Quarantine Tapes 149: Paul Coates Jan 19, 2021

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“Western language doesn’t give us that space in between. Either you hope and you’re optimistic or you’re pessimistic. There’s a clear either white or black, there’s no gray in between.”

The Quarantine Tapes 148: Morgan Entrekin Jan 18, 2021

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“It’s a big question, the “where are we” with politics, with cultural discourse, with the media, all of it, but through it all, I do feel optimistic somewhat. And we could try to parse it down--where does the optimism come from? As a publisher, you have to be an optimist.”

The Quarantine Tapes 147: Reverend William Barber Dec 24, 2020

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”Who is at the center of your vision? ‘Cause if the poor and the sick and the unemployed and those facing eviction are not at the center of your vision, you will misuse your position because nothing is guiding you.”

The Quarantine Tapes 146: Kiese Laymon Dec 23, 2020

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“A lot of times we want every line to be its own character, and you can do that. I like some of that writing, but is it in the service of the paragraph? And is the paragraph in service of the page? And is that page in service of the book? And the larger question is that book in the service of a liberatory vision?”

The Quarantine Tapes 145: Natasha Trethewey Dec 22, 2020

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“Contending with this immeasurable grief is what made me a writer.”

The Quarantine Tapes 144: Sarah Broom Dec 21, 2020

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“Art is made from life. And, so, how do we encourage a kind of life that has meaning and purpose on a very small level, in our personal worlds and in the worlds of the people we love?”

The Quarantine Tapes 143: Cathy Song Dec 17, 2020

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“You realize that we’re so spoiled, we just want to do whatever we want to do at any time. We’re just so used to having our needs met whenever we want, and this is a time of just great discipline.”

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