He left a scholar; he arrived an immigrant.
“and I am awaiting perpetually and forever a renaissance of wonder”
― A Coney Island of the Mind: Poems
― A Coney Island of the Mind: Poems
“Nick Cave, when confronted with a ChatGPT-generated version of a Nick Cave song, described the phenomenon as “replication as travesty … a grotesque mockery of what it is to be human.”
― Doppelganger: a Trip into the Mirror World
― Doppelganger: a Trip into the Mirror World
“half-respected conventions spread insecurity and incoherence of behavior rather than freedom and frankness.”
― Mr. Palomar
― Mr. Palomar
“Examine your rules of education; you will find them all topsy-turvy, especially in all that concerns virtue and morals. The only moral lesson which is suited for a child—the most important lesson for every time of life—is this: “Never hurt anybody.”
― Emile
― Emile
“I’m not one of your Herculaceous sort, if you mean that. Nothing very wonderful bicepitally.”
― The History of Mr. Polly
― The History of Mr. Polly
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