[matilda] Matilda for Matilda ( So good they named it twice ) Re: Open Letter on WIKI

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>> Are we brave enough for this? I will admit the madness of the project scares 
>> me - the idea that people could die in a fire or get asbestosis. But what 
>> has been done by people following their passion and getting on with it is a 
>> continual source of awe and wonder to me.

I know Lucio is an awful opportunist but

    "Our doubts are traitors,
     And make us lose the good we oft might win
     By fearing to attempt."

http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext97/1ws3110.txt


Jenny Patient wrote:
> Hi Dan,
> 
> I think your letter is excellent. It brought a lump to my throat! It is a 
> great vision, it is asking all the right questions - why do they want to 
> shut down this creativity, basically?
> 
> When I walked round Matilda yesterday morning looking at the man in red vans 
> changing the locks, I realised how important the whole damn thing is.
> 
> Are we brave enough for this? I will admit the madness of the project scares 
> me - the idea that people could die in a fire or get asbestosis. But what 
> has been done by people following their passion and getting on with it is a 
> continual source of awe and wonder to me.
> 
> How come developing our city means a wider M1, a massive casino, clubs, 
> shops and flats people can't afford? When what we want is the magic of 
> Matilda...
> 
> With you on this.
> 
> Jenny