“The theater is the only branch of art much cared for by people of wealth; like canasta, it does away with the bother of talk after dinner.”
"Up the Ladder from Charm to Vogue", p. 185. First published in two parts in The Reporter (July 18 and August 1, 1950)
On the Contrary: Articles of Belief 1946–1961 (1961)
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“those who escape hell
however
never talk about
it
and nothing much
bothers them
after
that.”
“stop talking about the things that are bothering you so much.”
Source: The Astonishing Power of Emotions: Let Your Feelings Be Your Guide
Attributed posthumously in social media, but actually a hoax originating from Twitter "Hoax Lou Reed quote fools Twitter (and most of the rest of the internet)", http://en4news.com/2013/10/28/hoax-lou-reed-quote-fools-twitter-and-most-of-the-rest-of-the-internet/ EN4 News, 28 October 2013
Misattributed
Source: Interview by Prince Rama Varma There's no one way to teach. http://hindu.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2006030400630400.htm&date=2006/03/04/&prd=mp&, The Hindu, 4 March 2006.
“The National Party does not care about people, it only cares about power.”
Rand Daily Mail, (2 February 1981)
Parliament (1974-1991)
Source: http://www.samedia.uovs.ac.za/cgi-bin/getpdf?id=2000874