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Rob J Kennedy

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Born

in Sydney, Australia

Website

https://robjkennedy.bandcamp.com/

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Nonfiction, Music, Philosophy

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Patrick White, Hemingway, Ayn Rand, Simone de Beauvoir

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“Art is what you can get away with.”
― Andy Warhol

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“I die of thirst beside the fountain.”
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“Whenever we think we have the answer, God asks another question.”
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“You know what each house should have? A Duty Free space. Like at the airports. Then I might consider moving in with a woman.”
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“Life doesn’t happen to me because I don’t let it happen. I’m afraid it won’t happen the only way I want it to happen: my way.”
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