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"Now. the term "groupie" is one Eve [Babitz] assigned to herself. And, in the strictest sense, she was a groupie; which is to say, a woman in hot sexual pursuit of rock 'n' rollers." — 16 minutes ago
"Now. the term "groupie" is one Eve [Babitz] assigned to herself. And, in the strictest sense, she was a groupie; which is to say, a woman in hot sexual pursuit of rock 'n' rollers." — 16 minutes ago
'Polly, old 'ooman, whatever you do, my darling, hold up your head and fight low. That's the only rule as I know on, that'll carry anyone through life.
“What matters is at the end of life, when you're about to pass into oblivion, that you've at least scratched 'Kilroy was here,' on the last wall of the universe.”
― Lion in the Garden: Interviews with William Faulkner, 1926-1962
― Lion in the Garden: Interviews with William Faulkner, 1926-1962
“If one's fated to be born in Caesar's Empire, let him live aloof, provincial, by the seashore...”
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“Fairy tales do not tell children the dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed.”
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“I am not entitled to life without death. I embrace sacred life. I embrace sacred death. I embrace the growing and crumbling in between.”
― Dancing with Elephants: Mindfulness Training For Those Living With Dementia, Chronic Illness or an Aging Brain
― Dancing with Elephants: Mindfulness Training For Those Living With Dementia, Chronic Illness or an Aging Brain
“[N]othing is uglier than supreme authority combined with a cruel nature.”
― The Later Roman Empire
― The Later Roman Empire
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