“Coming from Minnesota, a land of white people who eat white food in a frequently white landscape, Chocolate City, with its black middle class, political leadership, and cultural legacy was a complete mystery to me. ” — David Carr Copy Share Image
“This is the point where the knowing, irony-infused author laughs along with his readers about his time among the aphorisms, how he was once so gullible and needy that he drank deeply of such weak and fruity Kool-Aid. That's some other book. Slogans saved my life. All of them--the dumb ones, the preachy ones, the imperatives, the cliches, the injunctives,… — David Carr Copy Share
“The trick of enjoying New York is not to be so busy grinding your way to the center of the earth that you fail… — David Carr Copy Share Image
Keep in mind that when public figures get in trouble for something they said, it is usually not because they misspoke, but because they… — David Carr Copy Share Image
“As I sit today, I am a genuine, often pleasant person. I am able to imitate a human being for long spurts of time, do solid work for a reputable organization, and have, over the breadth of time, proven to be an attentive father and husband. So how to reconcile my past with my current circumstances? Drugs, it seems to… — David Carr Copy Share
We live in an age where there is a firehose of information, and there is no hierarchy of what is important and what is not. Where the truth is often fashioned through a variety of digital means. Are you your avatar? Who are you in social media? What face do you turn toward the world? How much does it have… — David Carr Copy Share
“We tell ourselves that we lie to protect others, but the self usually comes out looking damn good in the process.” — David Carr Copy Share Image
“To the extent I am good at anything other than falling down, it is getting back up, at overcoming low expectations—many of them my… — David Carr Copy Share Image
“But I've seen enough to know that we all carry a measure of guilt and innocence among us.” — David Carr Copy Share Image
“[C]ivilians are equally bewildering to the addict. I've watched people drink a glass and a half of wine and push away the rest. What… — David Carr Copy Share Image
“No one is going to give a damn about your résumé; they want to see what you have made with your own little fingers.” — David Carr Copy Share Image
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