5 September: John Cage quotes

John Cage was an experimental artist, composer, poet and philosopher, who was born on 5 September 1912. Here are ten quotes from him:

1. I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones.
2. Everything you do is music, and everywhere is the best seat.
3. If my work is accepted, I must move on to the point where it is not.
4. The first question I ask myself when something doesn't seem to be beautiful is why do I think it's not beautiful. And very shortly you discover that there is no reason.
5. Get yourself out of whatever cage you find yourself in.
6. I have nothing to say, and I am saying it.
7. Art is whatever you can get away with.
8. We need not destroy the past. It is gone.
9. Be happy whenever you can manage it. Enjoy yourself. It's lighter than you think.
10. In the dark, all cats are black.

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Obsidian's Ark

Teenage years bring no end of problems. Daniel Moran's include getting hold of computer games his parents don't think he should have; a full blown crush on the beautiful Suki from Zorostan; maintaining his status as a prefect and getting his homework done. He must also keep from his parents and sister the fact that he is a superhero with a sword from another world.

Trish wonders how to get science whizz Tom to notice her; how to persuade him that the best way to stand up to the school bully is to fight back. She doesn't want her friends, especially not Tom, to know she is a genetic variant with superpowers. Little does she know that Tom has secrets of his own.

Suki struggles to make friends at school when she cannot understand everyday cultural references, and they all suspect her of being a terrorist. She, too, has a secret, but is it what her classmates assume?

When Daniel stumbles upon a plot by an alliance of supervillains to plunge the world into war, he tries to alert the established superheroes, but none of them believe him. When the Prime Minister's only daughter, Yasmin Miller, is abducted, Daniel knows the villains' plan is underway. It seems humanity's only hope may be Daniel and the ragtag bunch of teenage superheroes he recruits. Can he pull together, not only his own team, but the older heroes as well, in a bid to save the Earth from a devastating war?

Themes: 

Superheroes; Coming of age; Leadership; Kidnap and rescue; Aliens; Friendship and rivalry; Terrorism; Secrets.

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