“I think so much of what is wrong right now in the
world is that people don’t see each other. We literally do not see each other
as human beings — as people with fear and desires and longings. And therefore,
you’re able to treat other people as objects that you can use to get what you
want. It’s a hard thing to do, to see people on a personal scale. It’s a very
hard thing. I think if we could do that, we’d make better decisions as
societies and individuals, be better and kinder, and just by that alone, the
world would be a better place.”— Charlie Kaufman, screenwriter-director (Being John Malkovich, Adaptation, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind), quoted in Adam Sternbergh,
“In Conversation: Charlie Kaufman,” New York, Dec. 28, 2015-Jan. 10, 2016
Something to think about, as we ponder, with a heavy heart, the violence of the last week here in the United States...
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