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James Tate
“Jesus got up one day a little later than usual. He had been dreaming so deep there was nothing left in his head. What was it? A nightmare, dead bodies walking all around him, eyes rolled back, skin falling off. But he wasn't afraid of that. It was a beautiful day. How 'bout some coffee? Don't mind if I do. Take a little ride on my donkey, I love that donkey. Hell, I love everybody.”
James Tate

Ernest Hemingway
“Isn't it pretty to think so.”
Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises

Will Self
“An English gentleman never shines his shoes, but then nor does a lazy bastard.”
Will Self, Dorian

Will Self
“Mother sighed with exasperation. "Look, there aren't any "people in charge of death". When you die you move to another part of London, that's all there is to it. Period.”
Will Self, The Quantity Theory of Insanity

James Tate
“Everybody who was anybody seemed to be going to a meeting, the glowworm, who was a solipsist, the lemur who was not.”
James Tate, Worshipful Company of Fletchers: Joyful New Poems with Variety of Voices by 1992 Pulitzer Winner James Tate

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