Trust is not bound up with knowledge so much as it is with freedom, the openness to the unknown.

Indeed, some kitsch seems to be flawed by its very perfection, its technical virtuosity and its precise execution, its explicit knowledge of the tradition

Some countries that are close to Europe that already hold Deutschemarks, clearly would automatically hold euros, those are countries in Eastern Europe mainly, a few countries in Africa.

High kitsch, whatever else may be said of it, cannot be openly dismissed as cheap.

Trust is a skill learned over time so that, like a well-trained athlete, one makes the right moves, usually without much reflection.

The trumped-up charges against kitsch and sentimentality should disturb us and make us suspicious.

Trust is a skill, one that is an aspect of virtually all human practices, cultures, and relationships.