Reed

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“Take a walk on the wild side.”
—Lou Reed (b. 1943)

“And pray for me also under the draughty stair.
As we get older we do not get any younger.

And pray for Kharma under the holy mountain.”
—Henry Reed (1914–1986)

“I’ve always wondered why European politicians as a group seemed brighter than American politicians as a group. Maybe it’s because many American politicians have the race issue to fall back on. They become lazy, suspicious of innovative ideas, and as a result American institutions atrophy.”
—Ishmael Reed (b. 1938)