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Quote by Christopher Isherwood

“I'll bet Shakespeare compromised himself a lot; anybody who's in the entertainment industry does to some extent.”

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Christopher Isherwood is a renowned British novelist known for his profound portrayals of life in London and Berlin during the mid-20th century. His works often explore social change, personal identity, and moral dilemmas. more

“There is little difference between the Zulu warrior who smeared bis body with lion's fat and the modern woman who dabs hers with expensive perfume. The one was trying to acquire the courage of the king of beasts, the other is attempting to acquire the irresistible sexuality of flowers. The underlying principle is the same.”

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Author:Tom Robbins

“A mediocre failure is as insufferable as a mediocre success. Embrace failure! Seek it out. Learn to love it. That may be the only way any of us will ever be free.”

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Author:Tom Robbins

“I journey to the east, where I have been told, there are men who have taught death some manners.”

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Book:Jitterbug Perfume

Source: Jitterbug Perfume

“Should one be shallow enough to view existence as a system of rewards and punishments, one soon learns that we pay as dearly for our triumphs as we do for our defeats.”

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Book:Jitterbug Perfume

Source: Jitterbug Perfume

“You don't have to be a genius to recognize one. If you did, Einstein would never have gotten invited to the White House.”

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Book:Jitterbug Perfume

Source: Jitterbug Perfume

“The universe does not have laws. It has habits. And habits can be broken.”

Doe Law Universe Broken Habit

Book:Jitterbug Perfume

Source: Jitterbug Perfume

“There's probably no subject with quite so many conflictin' opinions about it as there are about food, and 'tis better to swap bubble gum with a rabid bulldog than challenge a single one o' the varyin' beliefs your average human holds about nutrition.”

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Book:Jitterbug Perfume

Source: Jitterbug Perfume

“Zippers are primal and modern at the very same time. On the one hand, your zipper is primitive and reptilian, on the other, mechanical and slick. A zipper is where the Industrial Revolution meets the Cobra Cult.”

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Book:Jitterbug Perfume

Source: Jitterbug Perfume

Book:Still Life with Woodpecker

Source: Still Life with Woodpecker

“Hawaii made the mouth of her soul water.”

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Book:Still Life with Woodpecker

Source: Still Life with Woodpecker

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