Monday, December 31, 2007
Quote for the turning of the year
posted by John Davies at 9:29 AM
"Old relatives and unconditional lovers, they really don't care about getting it right, they just care."
I think this does nicely as a quote for the turning of the year. It's an observation which rings true at this season of one-off visitations and half-cocked gestures of inappropriate generosity which make our winter festivities so dreadful and so wonderful. I don't do resolutions but it seems like a good idea to me to try in future to behave more like an old relative and unconditional lover. And just care.
 The quote is from Kristin Hersh who is generously posting her new music online for fans to download, free, but with the request that we subscribe to this service as support for her and her good art. Her latest song Torque segues moments in her life when she found herself waiting to be rescued, and of it she writes: "This is how songs work; they take your life stories and mix them up because, like old relatives and unconditional lovers, they really don't care about getting it right, they just care."
[If you missed it, my Christmas letter / Review of 2007 (pdf) is here]
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