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“An intellectual? Yes. And never deny it. An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself. I like this, because I am happy to be both halves, the watcher and the watched. "Can they be brought together?" This is a practical question. We must get down to it. "I despise intelligence" really means: "I cannot bear my doubts.”
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“If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, I wouldn't brood. I'd type a little faster.”
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“Sex should be friendly. Otherwise stick to mechanical toys; it's more sanitary.”
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“Man is the only creature who refuses to be what he is.”
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“I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them. I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do.”
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