"Ginsberg's Collected Poems contains a wonderful poem about making it with Neal Cassady."

-- Thom Gunn

#Wonderful Quotes #Ginsberg Quotes

“I can't imagine a sweeter agony, having him so close.”
“All I know is just what I read in the papers, and that's an alibi for my ignorance.”
“Lack of understanding is always painful.”
“When bands are on stage and they ask the crowd, "Are you having a good time?" what they're really saying is, "I just want a bit of reassurance - is everything all right?"”

Source : "Hot Chip". Interview with Ryan Dombal, pitchfork.com. June 8, 2012.
“The City that knows how.”
“I got into music because my Dad used to tell everyone I had the voice of an angel when I was two-years-old.”
“If you are creative, you get busier as you get older.”
“Remembrance of the past kills all present energy and deadens all hope for the future”

Source : Maxim Gorky (2016). “Creatures That Once Were Men”, p.39, The Floating Press

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