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Hilton 2022-09-07 04:22:08
ideal into reality
Jamie Foxx and Rob Downey Jr. starred in the biographical musical based on the best-selling true story, "Soul Singer" and "Iron Man".
Nathaniel is an idealist, even if he suffers from racism, even if the mother who loves him the most in the world dies, even if he is schizophrenic because of... -
Lonzo 2022-09-17 16:52:30
Where is the hell
People who like music, no music is hell for him. People who like money, no money is hell for him, people who are deeply in love, hell for him without love, like anything but nothing, this world is hell for him. Do people really need so many things to satisfy themselves? What if they are dull or...
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Nathaniel Ayers: [going to sleep] Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. Just keep it coming. There's plenty. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.
Steve Lopez: [narrating] I knew only part of his story. I knew him playing the violin on a dairy crate in the morning sun, suspended somewhere between boy genius and lost traveler. Every night my friend Nathaniel tucks his instruments away and lays his head among the predators and hustlers, among the fallen drunks sprawled in the streets, as rats the size of meatloaves dart out of the drains to feed off the squalor.
Nathaniel Ayers: Lead us not into temptation. For thine is kingdom, the power and the glory, forever. Forever and ever.
Steve Lopez: [narrating] I tell him this is no place for him. He says he wants to be here. He says this is his choice. Should I take him at his word, or should I try to force him inside? Wouldn't a little arm-twisting be more humane than leaving him here on the streets in this lost colony of broken, helpless souls?
Nathaniel Ayers: I hope you sleep well, Mr. Lopez. I hope the whole world sleeps well.
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Steve Lopez: Every now and then, the hearts, minds, and wallets of the city's officials open simultaneously. And when that happens, every now and then, the city is a better place for it.
