There are many types of participation. One can observe so intensely that one becomes part of the action, but without being an active participant.

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It is possible to stand around with a cocktail in one's hand and talk with...

It is possible to stand around with a cocktail in one's hand and talk with...

Going around under an umbrella interferes with one's looking up at the sky.

Going around under an umbrella interferes with one's looking up at the sky.

The principles of true art is not to portray, but to evoke.

The principles of true art is not to portray, but to evoke.

I am inspired by human sexuality. The act itself is mechanical and holds little interest...

I am inspired by human sexuality. The act itself is mechanical and holds little interest...

I do not gather things, I prefer to rent them rather than to possess them.

I do not gather things, I prefer to rent them rather than to possess them.

Mapplethorpe presented the body as a sexual object, separating it from the humanity of the...

Mapplethorpe presented the body as a sexual object, separating it from the humanity of the...

Banks introduced the installment plan. The disappearance of cash and the coming of the credit...

Banks introduced the installment plan. The disappearance of cash and the coming of the credit...

I can create countries just as I can create the actions of my characters. That...

I can create countries just as I can create the actions of my characters. That...

A trait which differentiated New York from European cities was the incredible freedom and ease...

A trait which differentiated New York from European cities was the incredible freedom and ease...

The principle of art is to pause, not bypass.

The principle of art is to pause, not bypass.

There must be no worse punishment to a totalitarian nation than the withdrawal of capital.

There must be no worse punishment to a totalitarian nation than the withdrawal of capital.

As I go to sleep I remember what my father said-that one can never be...

As I go to sleep I remember what my father said-that one can never be...

Homelessness is a part of our American system. There should be nothing wrong with this...

Homelessness is a part of our American system. There should be nothing wrong with this...

I collect human relationships very much the way others collect fine art.

I collect human relationships very much the way others collect fine art.

I write for a certain sphere of readers in the United States who on average...

I write for a certain sphere of readers in the United States who on average...

I don't fret over lost time - I can always use the situations in a...

I don't fret over lost time - I can always use the situations in a...

It is not sex by itself that interests me, but its particular role in American...

It is not sex by itself that interests me, but its particular role in American...

If we reduce social life to the smallest possible unit we will find that there...

If we reduce social life to the smallest possible unit we will find that there...

I do like to live in other people's homes. I enjoy being a guest. I...

I do like to live in other people's homes. I enjoy being a guest. I...

The planned sit-down reception is an artificial forum where one is presented with a limited...

The planned sit-down reception is an artificial forum where one is presented with a limited...