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John Berryman Quotes: Bats have no bankers and they do not drink and cannot be arrested and pay no tax and, in general, bats have it made.
         

Bats have no bankers and they do not drink and cannot be arrested and pay no tax and, in general, bats have it made.


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The artist is extremely lucky who is presented with the worst possible ordeal which will not actually kill him. At that point, he's in business.



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We must travel in the direction of our fear.



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Two daiquiris withdrew into a corner of a gorgeous room and one told the other a lie.



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Praise will lead you to vanity, and blame will lead you to self-pity, and both are bad for writers.



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I am so wise I had my mouth sewn shut.



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Ever to confess you're bored means you have no Inner Resources.



That is our ‘pointed task. Love & die.

That is our ‘pointed task. Love & die.



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But neither money nor machines can create. They shuttle tokens of energy, but they do not transform. A civilization based on them puts people out of touch with their creative powers.



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This world is gradually becoming a place Where I do not care to be any more.



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I conclude now I have no inner resources, because I am heavy bored. Peoples bore me, literature bores me, especially great literature.





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The first thing every mage should learn is that magic makes fools of us. Now you may call yourself a mage. You have learned the most important lesson.



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Hell, in my opinion, is never finding your true self and never living your own life or knowing who you are.



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A devious spark lit through Al, making me smile. One way. It costs too much, he said. “There’s no inflation in the ever-after, Al.” Call it a recession then. One way.




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