"However, I have never clogged myself with the praises of pastoral life, nor with nostalgia for an innocent past of perverted acts in pastures. No. One need never leave the confines of New York to get all the greenery one wishesâ€”I canâ€™t even enjoy a blade of grass unless I know thereâ€™s a subway handy, or a record store or some other sign that people do not totally regret life. It is more important to affirm the least sincere; the clouds get enough attention as it is and even they continue to pass. Do they know what theyâ€™re missing? Uh huh."

-- Frank O'Hara

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