> “It would be more to the point to reverse the metaphor. The matter, the subject, is on the outside; the style is on the inside.” - Susan Sontag from On Style > “Style emerges from the relationship between the creator's intention and the structural constraints and opportunities of their position. The unity of style is found in the unity of a relationship to the world.” - Pierre Bourdieu > "Style emerges when expressive means and expressed content achieve a unique consistency.” - Gilles Deleuze > "Style emerges when process and product achieve consistency. Only producer can measure consistency” - Angie Moon Style is the answer to everything. A fresh way to approach a dull or dangerous thing To do a dull thing with style is preferable to doing a dangerous thing without it To do a dangerous thing with style is what I call art Bullfighting can be an art Boxing can be an art Loving can be an art Opening a can of sardines can be an art Not many have style Not many can keep style I have seen dogs with more style than men, although not many dogs have style. Cats have it with abundance. When Hemingway put his brains to the wall with a shotgun, that was style. Or sometimes people give you style Joan of Arc had style John the Baptist Jesus Socrates Caesar García Lorca. I have met men in jail with style. I have met more men in jail with style than men out of jail. Style is the difference, a way of doing, a way of being done. Six herons standing quietly in a pool of water, or you, naked, walking out of the bathroom without seeing me. - Charles Bukowski A drunkard and a degenerate and a damn good poet according to [[ocean_jangda]]