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"The most astonishing joy is to receive from the muses the gift of a whole lyric."

James Broughton, American Director

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"The most astonishing joy is to receive from the muses the gift of a whole lyric."

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"Another part of the Puritan legacy is the belief that no one should have joy or abundance until everyone does, a belief that austere at one end, in the deprivation it endorses, and fantastical in the other, since it awaits a universal utopia. Joy sneaks in anyway, abundance cascades forth uninvited...Joy doesn't betray but sustains activism. And when you face a politics that aspires to make you fearful, alienated, and isolated, joy is a fine initial act of insurrection."

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