implicit art

Two presently relevant quotes from John
Irving’s A
Prayer for Own Meany (author of The
World According to Garp and The
Cider House Rules), written in the 80s. The first is about the Reagan
Iran-contra schpeel, though rings truer now. The next was supposed to have been
said in 1961, looking back from 1987, within the novel.
"The White House, that whole criminal mob, those arrogant goons who see
themselves as justified to operate above the law - they disgrace democracy
by claiming that what they do they do for democracy! They should be in
jail. They should be in Hollywood!"
and
"’WE HAVE A GENERATION OF PEOPLE WHO ARE ANGRY TO LOOK FORWARD TO,’ Owen
said. ‘AND MAYBE TWO GENERATIONS OF PEOPLE WHO DON’T GIVE A SHIT,’ he added."