"The goblins of the city may hold committees to divide a single potato, but the strong and the cruel still sit on the hill, and drink vodka, and wear black furs, and slurp borscht by the pail, like blood. Children may wear through their socks marching in righteous parades, but Papa never misses his wine with supper. Therefore, it is better to be strong and cruel than to be fair. At least, one eats better that way. And morality is more dependent on the state of oneâ€™s stomach than of oneâ€™s nation."

-- Catherynne M. Valente

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“I made my first trip west of the Hudson and it was a revelation. The naked musculature of the Rockies was overpowering and my painting responded.”
“I spend most of my time at the ranch with my family, and enjoy life - watch the sun come up, watch it go down, thank God for another day, and just be happy.”
“Yes, I am very prolific.”

Source : "INTERVIEW: Man on the Bridge; Leconte Balances Classic and Contemporary with 'Widow'". Interview with Anthony Kaufman, www.indiewire.com. February 28, 2001.
“Every man carries the seed of his own death, and you will not be more than a man. You will have everything; you cannot have moreâ€¦”
“To this day I am not convinced of having brought together with me in Germany the technically best players that could have been. But I was firmly convinced I called the ones that could create a team, and they could play with one another to the best of their possibility. In this day and age you win if you become a team. It doesn't necessarily mean that you've got to have the best football players in the country. It's possible that the best, all together, don't become a team. It's like a mosaic, you have to put all the pieces together.”
“A true friend will see you through when others see that you are through.”
“what matters most is how well you walk through the fire”

Source : Charles Bukowski (2012). “The Pleasures of the Damned: Selected Poems 1951-1993”, p.505, Canongate Books
“There comes a point when a dream becomes reality and reality becomes a dream.”

Source : "True Frances Farmer story remains elusive" by Rita Rose in The Indianapolis Star, January 23, 1983.

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