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The hardest thing I've ever written: inquirer.com/opinion/commen… via @phillyinquirer

“Pain that is willingly entered through ceremony is a transformational space.” —Lidia Yuknavitch ow.ly/KKKe50Yxk1z

“Social media is ruining the entire world, but it’s also our only hope to try to get out of the situation we’re in.” —Jack Schlossberg ow.ly/OGK550Yxk0g

“What I’ve started to think is that our notion of high art is more generated by what we can easily sell and transfer on an art market. Incredibly beautiful things, live, and involve a community deeply interacting, those are discarded.” —C. Thi Nguyen ow.ly/YVFv50YxjZ9

“Starting a company isn’t having one idea. It’s having thousands of tiny ideas every day and just figuring out how to get to tomorrow.” —Brian Chesky ow.ly/nvlc50YxjZt

“I remember finding poems and music and thinking, ‘Oh, there are other people that feel this way.’” —Ada Limón

“We think people want us to be perfect, but no one actually likes perfect people. They like people who spill coffee and can laugh about it.” —Chris Duffy ow.ly/UEvO50YxjVK

“I want to write a character who just doesn’t care. She doesn’t care. She’s not asking for permission. She doesn’t care about likability. She doesn’t care about making people comfortable.” —Quiara Alegría Hudes ow.ly/yasW50YxjVk

“I want all people, however they identify, to live lives of abundance and dignity. I believe that’s possible in this life, and that’s what I’m striving for.” —Ruth Ann Harnisch ow.ly/cmOm50YxjV8

“As enough time passes, I'm beginning to see a lot of stuff that to me was historically important in my past not only getting muddled, but even actually getting erased.” —Kim Hastreiter ow.ly/TAuL50YxjUe

Ada Limón—24th U.S. Poet Laureate & author of seven poetry books, including The Carrying & Bright Dead Things—joins to discuss her new book, her childhood between two homes & how poetry became a way to make sense of life’s strangeness, loss, and love. ow.ly/NkgM50YxzFF

The most meaningful brands don’t just sell products. They articulate values. They help people understand who they are and what they stand for. The Master’s in Branding program at SVA continues to welcome applications. branding.sva.edu/apply

“There’s absolutely no reason that Democrats can’t be cool, fun, edgy, and breakthrough, because our policies are way more popular with the American people than the other side.” —Jack Schlossberg ow.ly/pmqc50Yunf6

“I’m 48 years old. Who am I living this life for?” —Quiara Alegría Hudes ow.ly/alRZ50YunbS

Branding shapes culture in quiet but powerful ways. It influences what we notice, what we value, and what we remember. The Master’s in Branding program at SVA continues to welcome applications. branding.sva.edu/apply

“I wanted to create something for people like my parents. I didn’t want to make work that only a small world could understand.” —Brian Chesky ow.ly/iBtZ50YuneY

“I ended up writing a bunch of weird movie reviews that I think, if we went back to look at them, which I haven't in years, are probably unbearably pretentious. That was my first writing gig.” —C. Thi Nguyen ow.ly/8GbF50Yunej

Questions are always welcome. If you’d like to talk about the program, the curriculum, or the application process, feel free to reach out at branding@sva.edu . We’re always happy to continue the conversation. branding.sva.edu/apply

“Laughter washes away stress. It doesn’t erase what happened, but it gives you relief and perspective.” —Chris Duffy ow.ly/QUKl50Yunck

“Memory isn’t what we wish it was. It doesn’t hold still the way we wish it did. It’s a biological and neurological process—patterns, perceptions, impressions, narrativizations. And I’m fascinated by those processes.” —Lidia Yuknavitch

A brand does not exist in isolation. It lives within culture, language, history, commerce, and human behavior. To study branding is to study how all of these forces intersect. Applications are still open to join this Fall! branding.sva.edu/apply