Taboo/function

Famous quotes containing the words taboo and/or function:

“A man might well pray that he may not taboo or curse any portion of nature by being buried in it.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

“The press and politicians. A delicate relationship. Too close, and danger ensues. Too far apart and democracy itself cannot function without the essential exchange of information. Creative leaks, a discreet lunch, interchange in the Lobby, the art of the unattributable telephone call, late at night.”
—Howard Brenton (b. 1942)