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“Could the war-book of children be written no eyes could read it for tears.”
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“... anyone who used the word hip probably wasn't.”
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“I work out of silence, because silence makes up for my actual lack of working space. Silence substitutes for actual space, for psychological distance, for a sense of privacy and intactness. In this sense silence is absolutely necessary.”
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“Ours was the Togetherness Generation. We equated togetherness with salvation, and expected so much from it that it was bound to let us down. Companionship, security, lifelong physical and spiritual and emotional warmth — all were to be had for the twist of a ring and the breathing of a vow. And to be had no other way.”
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“Most of us are dead for a considerable time before the undertaker can be called in.”
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“... when someone you love dies, he becomes your enemy; he fights you tooth and nail from a hidden position; he successfully raids what small provisions you have gathered to keep yourself going.”
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“... I never will allow myself to form an ideal of any person I desire to see, for disappointment never fails to ensue.”
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“... stupidity is the same as evil if you judge by the results ...”