“To have her here in bed with me, breathing on me, her hair in my mouth—I count that something of a miracle.”
― Tropic of Cancer
― Tropic of Cancer
“I am alone in the midst of these happy, reasonable voices. All these creatures spend their time explaining, realizing happily that they agree with each other. In Heaven's name, why is it so important to think the same things all together. ”
― Nausea
― Nausea
“An artist is always alone - if he is an artist. No, what the artist needs is loneliness.”
― Tropic of Cancer
― Tropic of Cancer
“Paris is like a whore. From a distance she seems ravishing, you can't wait until you have her in your arms. And five minutes later you feel empty, disgusted with yourself. You feel tricked.”
― Tropic of Cancer
― Tropic of Cancer
“He looks about the room at the few sticks of furniture, at the dirty bed sheets and the wash basin with the dirty water still in it, and he says: "I am a slave!" Every day he says it, not once, but a dozen times. And then he takes his guitar from the wall and sings.”
― Tropic of Cancer
― Tropic of Cancer
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