Mind Manipulation and Its Effects
Arthur Stuart:
Softly, he said, "I will mangle your mind".
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Art as a Catalyst for Progress
Mandy Slade:
Time, places, people,... they're all speeding up. So, to cope with this evolutionary paranoia, strange people are chosen who, through their art, can move progress more quickly.
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Deciding to End a Chapter
Mandy Slade:
I knew it was over. I just didn't know it was up to me to make it stop.
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Beauty in Departure
Mandy Slade:
It's funny how beautiful people look when they're walking out the door.
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Mandy Slade on Subtlety and Identity
Mandy Slade:
You all know me – subtlety’s my middle name. It’s as subtle as the piece of skin between my vagina and my anus – ooh la! la! Now what’s that called, I can never quite remember...No man’s land? Oh gosh – my guiche, dah-ling!
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Heroin as a former source of connection
Curt Wild:
Heroin used to be my main man. You could be my main man.
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Self-Discovery Through Performance and Surprise
Curt Wild:
See yourself on stage, inside-out. Tangled garlands in your hair. Of course, you are pleasantly surprised.
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The Power of Beauty and Influence
Curt Wild:
The world is changed because you are made of ivory and gold. The curves of your lips rewrite history. (Oscar Wilde - from the Picture of Dorian Gray)
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Identity and Illusion in Velvet Goldmine
Curt Wild:
He thought he fucking was Maxwell Demon in the end – you know? And Maxwell Demon...he thought he was God.
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The Complexity of Sexual Identity
Curt Wild:
Everyone’s into this scene because it’s supposedly the thing to do right now. But you just can’t fake being gay. You know, if you’re gonna claim that you’re gay you’re gonna have to make love in gay style, and most of these kids... just aren’t going to make it. That line, ‘Everybody’s bisexual’, that’s a very popular thing to say right now. Personally, I think it’s meaningless.
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Creating a Sensation in Velvet Goldmine
Brian Slade:
I knew I should create a sensation, gasped the Rocket, and he went out. (Oscar Wilde - from the Remarkable Rocket)
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