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" We have two American flags always: one for the rich and one for the poor. When the rich fly it means that things are under control; when the poor fly it means danger, revolution, anarchy. "
Henry Miller
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" An artist is always alone - if he is an artist. No, what the artist needs is loneliness. "
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" In the attempt to defeat death man has been inevitably obliged to defeat life, for the two are inextricably related. Life moves on to death, and to deny one is to deny the other. "
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