Freedom of speech is always under attack by Fascist mentality, which exists in all parts of the world, unfortunately. Lawrence Ferlinghetti attackexistfascist Change image and share on social
I'd ban all automobiles from the central part of the city. You see, the automobile was just a passing fad. It's got to go. It's got to go a long way from here. Lawrence Ferlinghetti automobilebancentral Change image and share on social
Don't patronize the chain bookstores. Every time I see some author scheduled to read and sign his books at a chain bookstore, I feel like telling him he's stabbing the independent bookstores in the back. Lawrence Ferlinghetti authorbackbook share on social
Well, I didn't know how to draw very well back then, in the '40s and '50s. Lawrence Ferlinghetti 40s50sback Change image and share on social
Anyone who saw Nagasaki would suddenly realize that they'd been kept in the dark by the United States government as to what atomic bombs can do. Lawrence Ferlinghetti atomicbombdark Change image and share on social
The future of publishing lies with the small and medium-sized presses, because the big publishers in New York are all part of huge conglomerates. Lawrence Ferlinghetti bigconglomeratefuture Change image and share on social
No, I didn't become disenchanted. I just couldn't paint like them. Lawrence Ferlinghetti disenchantpaint Change image and share on social
We have to raise the consciousness; the only way poets can change the world is to raise the consciousness of the general populace. Lawrence Ferlinghetti changeconsciousnessgeneral Change image and share on social
Constantly risking absurdity and death whenever he performs above the heads of his audience, the poet, like an acrobat, climbs on rhyme to a high wire of his own making. Lawrence Ferlinghetti absurdityacrobataudience Change image and share on social
And the Blue Angels are coming back to scare the local population. I remember seeing old Vietnamese women ducking under the benches in Washington Square; they thought they were back in the war. Lawrence Ferlinghetti angelbackbench Change image and share on social
