"By the time I'd grown up, I naturally supposed that I'd grown up"

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Source : Eve Babitz (2015). “Eve's Hollywood”, p.151, New York Review of Books

Eve Babitz

#Maturity Quotes

“I'm not even worried about settling down. I think it's way too early. I'm 25 and I'm in show business. I mean, if things go well, my wife hasn't even been born yet.”
“Even then, our family was extraordinary, with ten kids.”
“Life changes for the better when we realize that we don't have to know everything and we don't have to pretend we do.”
“When the highwayman holds his gun to your head, you turn your valuables over to him. You 'consent' alright, but you do so because you cannot help yourself, because you are compelled by his gun. Are you not compelled to work for an employer? Your need compels you, just as the highwayman's gun.”

Source : Alexander Berkman (2010). “Now and After: the ABC of Anarchist Communism”, p.17, Lulu.com
“I'm not different. I'm not different at all. The wrapping is different but the gift is still the same.”
“On a mission your worst enemy is idle time.”
“When you a 'has-been', just think of where you HAS-BEEN.”
“Take a good look around and you'll find people trying to mess with your mind.”

Source : Song: Don't Mean Nothing

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