"From the drawing-room window I see pass almost daily an old gentleman with white hair, a firm step, broad shoulders, healthy pink skin, a sunny smile - always singing to himself as he goes - a happy, rosy-cheeked old fellow, with a rosy-cheeked mind I should like to throw mud at him."

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Source : W. N. P. Barbellion (1919). “The Journal of a Disappointed Man”

W.N.P. Barbellion

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“I appeal to women not to let themselves become corrupted by male power. Emancipation is something more than a 'ticket' to serve in the army.”
“There was something unbearably sexy about cars at night, Ronan thought. The way the fenders twisted the light and reflected the road, the way every driver became anonymous. The sight of them knocked his heartbeat askew.”
“Remember that consciousness is power. Tomorrow's world is yours to build.”
“The art of invective resembles the art of boxing. Very few fights are won with the straight left. It is too obvious, and it can betoo easily countered. The best punches, like the best pieces of invective in this style, are either short-arm jabs, unexpectedly rapid and deadly; or else one-two blows, where you prepare your opponent with the first hit, and then, as his face comes forward, connect with your other fist: one, two. Both are effective; but they can be administered only by a real artist, with a real wish to knock his enemy out.”
“I think for me the trick is not to aim to impress or to even try to make people laugh but instead to tell the truth.”
“I like to have a connection with the elements and the earth. Rock is the skin of the planet, and you can learn something from the rock, but you need to communicate with element. You have to be part of the element, not fight it.”
“Fortunately, it's still not too late to develop a comprehensive global strategy to eliminate our real enemy.”
“Size doesn't matter, fast data is better than big data”

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