"...T2 Picard...felt from the beginning the inclination to trust his colleagues and draw on their resources, but then had that instinct driven out of him by the exigencies of war...In T2 Picard and Riker are both recognizably themselves...but they are reduced...they’ve been made crude by war...One of the fundamental laws of human nature: We blame our vices on circumstances beyond our control, but we give ourselves full credit for our virtues."
"Sometimes, on stage, I would turn to look at the Bad Seeds in their singular combination of restraint and sheer abandon, and witness how fiercely they work in the service of this collective derangement — the fury of the world — and I would feel astounded. What a band, I’d think, what a fucking band, and I’d feel nothing but the deepest gratitude."
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