“I asked for very little from life, and even this little was denied me. A nearby field, a ray of sunlight, a little bit of calm along with a bit of bread, not to feel oppressed by the knowledge that I exist, not to demand anything from others, and not to have others demand anything from me - this was denied me, like the spare change we might deny a beggar not because we're mean-hearted but because we don't feel like unbuttoning our coat.”
― The Book of Disquiet
― The Book of Disquiet
“Definition of rock journalism: People who can't write, doing interviews with people who can't think, in order to prepare articles for people who can't read.”
― The Real Frank Zappa Book
― The Real Frank Zappa Book
“This is a mournful discovery.
1)Those who agree with you are insane
2)Those who do not agree with you are in power.”
― VALIS
1)Those who agree with you are insane
2)Those who do not agree with you are in power.”
― VALIS
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