For real. I was never a huge HP fan and won't touch JKR with any length of a pole now, but I read most of the books and saw most of the movies the week they came out because... I enjoyed them at the time? That's a thing that happens!

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There's a kind of subtly dangerous elitism in that sentiment, too - the implication that making and enjoying "good art" goes hand-in-hand with being a morally good person. That there's some inextricable link between someone's character and their creative output.

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I used to be a lib. And changing from being a lib is difficult, because being a lib means you believe in the system, and to do that you have to be *blind* to certain elements. Making people *see* these issues is very challenging!

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I wanna breed Border collies with coyotes and go into the sheep rustling business.

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Whatever the thing is that you love, there is no rich weirdo coming to save it. You have to be the weirdo. And join up with other weirdos.

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