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“For a moment he felt like devoting the next ten years to working his way to a position as art critic on purpose to review Bertrand's work unfavorably.”
― Lucky Jim
― Lucky Jim
“No art, however minor, demands less than total dedication if you want to excel in it.”
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“All writing is garbage. People who come out of nowhere to try and put into words any part of what goes on in their minds are pigs. ”
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“I did not become a vegetarian for my health, I did it for the health of the chickens.”
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“Why couldn’t they leave him alone? Why couldn’t every single one of them without exception whatsoever just go right away from where he was and leave him alone?”
― Lucky Jim
― Lucky Jim
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