“After one look at this planet any visitor from outer space would say 'I want to see the manager.”
― The Adding Machine: Selected Essays
― The Adding Machine: Selected Essays
“There is nothing more provocative than minding your own business.”
― The Place of Dead Roads
― The Place of Dead Roads
“A cat's rage is beautiful, burning with pure cat flame, all its hair standing up and crackling blue sparks, eyes blazing and sputtering.”
― The Cat Inside
― The Cat Inside
“You know a real friend?
Someone you know will look after your cat after you are gone.”
― Last Words: The Final Journals
Someone you know will look after your cat after you are gone.”
― Last Words: The Final Journals
“we are all alone, born alone, die alone, and — in spite of true romance magazines — we shall all someday look back on our lives and see that, in spite of our company, we were alone the whole way. i do not say lonely — at least, not all the time — but essentially, and finally, alone. this is what makes your self-respect so important, and i don’t see how you can respect yourself if you must look in the hearts and minds of others for your happiness”
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