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1 " Most fan fiction is terrible. "
― Neal Pollack
2 " Television characters live inside our minds as though they're actual people. In fact, we know more about them than we do about most people in our physical lives. "
3 " It really frosted his donut. "
― Neal Pollack , Repeat
4 " Engage people with what they expect; it is what they are able to discern and confirms their projections. It settles them into predictable patterns of response, occupying their minds while you wait for the extraordinary moment—that which they cannot anticipate. "
5 " How far are we willing to extend our freedoms? Where is the Exodus for people convicted of innocent, consensual crimes? "
6 " to hell. You could beat up Jews with "
― Neal Pollack , Jewball
7 " fulfill all his promise. "
8 " I laughed, too, like a tourist at a pub in a country where I didn’t speak the language. "
― Neal Pollack , Not Coming Soon to a Theater Near You (Kindle Single)
9 " Maybe he should stop with the pot. But then he wouldn’t be able to get stoned anymore, and that was hardly a solution. "
10 " That sounded a lot more appetizing than my aging cynicism, complete lack of interest in others, and lifetime of enthusiastic immersion in a culture that encourages you to look out for number one. Clearly, my best self was miles down the road. "
― Neal Pollack , Stretch: The Unlikely Making of a Yoga Dude
11 " Look, Brad, we all foolishly believe our opinions, our ideas, our low-rent sophistry is going to influence the course of human events.” “I kind of hoped mine would,” Brad said. Actually, he didn’t care at first, but now that things were about to go sour in the world, he did. Jaffe puffed off his stogie and sipped at his brandy. His brand of sophistry had paid for a lot of refinement. He was a successful fraud. “No one can control what happens in the world,” he said. “History marches forward no matter where we stand on the chess grid. There are systems in place that we, as individuals, can’t even begin to influence. All we can do is be as intelligent and discerning as we can and try to land on the right side of history. And you’re the best at that I’ve ever seen. "
