

“I had no respect whatsoever for the creative works of either the painter or the novelist. I thought Karabekian with his meaningless pictures had entered into a conspiracy with millionaires to make poor people feel stupid. I thought Beatrice Keedsler had joined hands with other old-fashioned storytellers to make people believe that life had leading characters, minor characters, significant details, insignificant details, that it had lessons to be learned, tests to be passed, and a beginning, a middle, and an end.”
― Breakfast of Champions
― Breakfast of Champions

“Since we're all going to die, it's obvious that when and how don't matter.”
― The Stranger
― The Stranger

“A horrible end is better than endless horror.”
― Sex and Crime: Oliver's Strange Journey
― Sex and Crime: Oliver's Strange Journey
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