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“I have lived half of my life in Paris, not the half the made me but the half in which I made what I made.”
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“There was only one thing I wanted: to be left alone, without too many demand upon my person, so that for a few moments each day I might be allowed to assuage my hunger.”
― The Elegance of the Hedgehog
― The Elegance of the Hedgehog
“Don't ask for guarantees. And don't look to be saved in any one thing, person, machine, or library. Do your own bit of saving, and if you drown, at least die knowing you were heading for shore.”
― Fahrenheit 451
― Fahrenheit 451
“... they have never seen you ... I would recognize you anywhere. ”
― The Elegance of the Hedgehog
― The Elegance of the Hedgehog
“The Paris slums are a gathering-place for eccentric people - people who have fallen into solitary, half-mad grooves of life and given up trying to be normal or decent. Poverty frees them from ordinary standards of behavior, just as money frees people from work.”
― Down and Out in Paris and London
― Down and Out in Paris and London
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