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When I was a young kid my father once sat me down for a serious talk, probably the only one we ever had. He looked at me for a long time, and I remember thinking he seemed kind of sad. “Don’t let them fuck you over,” he said, “don’t ever
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“Rilke used to say that no poet would mind going to gaol, since he would at least have time to explore the treasure house of his memory. In many respects Rilke was a prick.”
― Unreliable Memoirs
― Unreliable Memoirs
“Those people who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.”
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“Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? - Who will watch the watchers?”
― The Sixteen Satires
― The Sixteen Satires
“In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.”
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“Thick skin is not the thing to have if you are an artist of any kind. It’s got to be bulletproof in the sense that it lets the bullet in, and it travels through, and it comes out the other side. I’ve had everything hurled at me, especially in Australia. Australia is where the tough journalists are.”
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