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nothing so tires a person as having to struggle, not with himself, but with an abstraction.
“My mother began to go crazy. Not in a 'Let's paint the kitchen red!' sort of way. But crazy in a 'gas oven, toothpaste sandwhich, I am God' sort of way.”
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“Life is so beautiful”
― The Godfather
― The Godfather
“Aid workers, when handing out food to starving people, quickly learn that the people fighting for it at the front are the people who need it least. It's the people sitting quietly at the back, too weak to fight, who need it the most. And so too with tragedy.”
― Still Life
― Still Life
“I didn’t feel for Warhol the way Robert did. His work reflected a culture I wanted to avoid. I hated the soup and felt little for the can. I preferred an artist who transformed his time, not mirrored it.”
― Just Kids
― Just Kids
“Nothing so tires a person as having to struggle, not with himself, but with an abstraction.”
― All the Names
― All the Names
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