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“an intellectual is a man who says a simple thing in a difficult way; an artist is a man who says a difficult thing in a simple way.”
― Notes of a Dirty Old Man
― Notes of a Dirty Old Man
“every man believes that he can tame a nymph but it only leads to the grave — for the man.”
― Notes of a Dirty Old Man
― Notes of a Dirty Old Man
“That’s what I do: I make coffee and occasionally succumb to suicidal nihilism. But you shouldn’t worry — poetry is still first. Cigarettes and alcohol follow”
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“There is no death for an otter, only life to the end.”
― Tales from Earthsea
― Tales from Earthsea
“First of all read Céline; the greatest writer of 2,000 years”
― Notes of a Dirty Old Man
― Notes of a Dirty Old Man
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