Artists talk a lot about freedom. So, recalling the expression "free as a bird," Morton Feldman went to a park one day and spent some time watching our feathered friends. When he came back, he said, "You know? They're not free: they're fighting over bits of food.
Silence: Lectures and Writings, 50th Anniversary Edition (ed. Wesleyan University Press, 2011) - ISBN: 9780819571779