There was a German philosopher who is very well known, his name was Immanuel Kant, and he said there are two things that donโt have to mean anything, one is music and the other is laughter. Donโt have to mean anything that is, in order to give us deep pleasure.
John CagePaper should be edible, nutritious. Inks used for printing or writing should have delicious flavors. Magazines or newspapers read at breakfast should be eaten for lunch. Instead of throwing one's mail in the waste-basket, it should be saved for the dinner guests.
John CageI was shocked at college to see one hundred of my classmates in the library all reading copies of the same book. Instead of doing as they did, I went into the stacks and read the first book written by an author whose name began with Z. I received the highest grade in the class. That convinced me that the institution was not being run correctly. I left.
John Cage