There is enough treachery, hatred violence absurdity in the average
human being to supply any given army on any given day
and the best at murder are those who preach against it
and the best at hate are those who preach love
and the best at war finally are those who preach peace
those who preach god, need god
those who preach peace do not have peace
those who preach peace do not have love
beware the preachers
beware the knowers
beware those who are always reading books
beware those who either detest poverty
or are proud of itbeware those quick to praise
for they need praise in return
beware those who are quick to censor
they are afraid of what they do not know
beware those who seek constant crowds forthey are nothing alone
beware the average man the average woman
beware their love, their love is average
seeks average
but there is genius in their hatred
there is enough genius in their hatred to kill youto kill anybody
not wanting solitude
not understanding solitudethey will attempt to destroy anything
that differs from their own
not being able to create art
they will not understand art
they will consider their failure as creators
only as a failure of the worldnot being able to love fully
they will believe your love incomplete
and then they will hate youand their hatred will be perfect
like a shining diamond
like a knife
like a mountain
like a tiger
like hemlock
their finest art
human being to supply any given army on any given day
and the best at murder are those who preach against it
and the best at hate are those who preach love
and the best at war finally are those who preach peace
those who preach god, need god
those who preach peace do not have peace
those who preach peace do not have love
beware the preachers
beware the knowers
beware those who are always reading books
beware those who either detest poverty
or are proud of itbeware those quick to praise
for they need praise in return
beware those who are quick to censor
they are afraid of what they do not know
beware those who seek constant crowds forthey are nothing alone
beware the average man the average woman
beware their love, their love is average
seeks average
but there is genius in their hatred
there is enough genius in their hatred to kill youto kill anybody
not wanting solitude
not understanding solitudethey will attempt to destroy anything
that differs from their own
not being able to create art
they will not understand art
they will consider their failure as creators
only as a failure of the worldnot being able to love fully
they will believe your love incomplete
and then they will hate youand their hatred will be perfect
like a shining diamond
like a knife
like a mountain
like a tiger
like hemlock
their finest art
Charles Bukowski
από τη συλλογή The Roominghouse Madrigals, p.31
...να καπνίζει το ένα τσιγάρο πίσω από το άλλο ... Πόσο ψηλή θα ήταν;
Μου άρεσαν τόσο πολύ όλα τα έργα της που είχα δει ως τώρα. Τα έβρισκα τόσο ιδιοφυή. Ισως το έργο ενός καλλιτέχνη να είναι ο καθρέφτης του. Ισως όμως και να μην είναι έτσι. Στην περίπτωση ο καλλιτέχνης και το έργο ταυτίζονται. Μια εκκωφαντική σιωπή γεμίζει κάθε φράση της. Η Πίνα Μπάους είναι μια μοναδική περίπτωση που για 30 χρόνια διεκδικεί και κατέχει μια θέση _ ίσως την πρώτη _ στον χώρο της πρωτοπορίας στην τέχνη. . Σκέφτομαι καθώς τη βλέπω να ποζάρει ότι αυτό είναι πρωτοπορία στην τέχνη: ότι μπορεί δηλαδή να ισορροπεί σε μία γωνία!
