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Donald Barthelme Quotes

He is mad about being small when you were big, but no, that’s not it, he is mad about being helpless when you were powerful, but no, not that either, he is mad about being contingent when you were necessary, not quite it... he is insane because when he loved you, you didn’t notice Picture Quote #1

Well chaps first I’d like to say a few vile things more or less at random, not only because it is expected of me but also because I enjoy it Picture Quote #1

The world is sagging, snagging, scaling, spalling, pilling, pinging, pitting, warping, checking, fading, chipping, cracking, yellowing, leaking, stalling, shrinking, and in dynamic unbalance Picture Quote #1

Capitalism arose and took off its pajamas. Another day, another dollar. Each man is valued at what he will bring in the marketplace. Meaning has been drained from work and assigned instead to remuneration Picture Quote #1

Yes, success is everything. Failure is more common. Most achieve a sort of middling thing, but fortunately one’s situation is always blurred, you never know absolutely quite where you are Picture Quote #1

The best way to live is by not knowing what will happen to you at the end of the day Picture Quote #1

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Instant gratification is not as good as that gratification which comes dripping slow, over the sere seasons Picture Quote #1

People always like to hear that they’re under stress, makes them feel better. You can imagine what they’d feel if they were told they weren’t under stress Picture Quote #1

Let me point out, if it has escaped your notice, that what an artist does, is fail Picture Quote #1

It is difficult to keep the public interested. The public demands new wonders piled on new wonders. Often we don’t know where our next marvel is coming from. The supply of strange ideas is not endless Picture Quote #1

Capitalism places every man in competition with his fellows for a share of the available wealth. A few people accumulate big piles, but most do not. The sense of community falls victim to this struggle Picture Quote #1

One of the pleasures of art is that it enables the mind to move in unanticipated directions, to make connections that may be in some sense errors but are fruitful nonetheless Picture Quote #1

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Can the life of the time be caught in an advertisement? Is that how it is, really, in the meadows of the world? Picture Quote #1

There’s not a strong autobiographical strain in my fiction. A few bits of fact here and there Picture Quote #1

The privileged classes can afford psychoanalysis and whiskey. Whereas all we get is sermons and sour wine. This is manifestly unfair. I protest, silently Picture Quote #1

Art is not difficult because it wishes to be difficult, but because it wishes to be art Picture Quote #1

We are what we have been told about ourselves. We are the sum of the messages we have received. The true messages. The false messages Picture Quote #1

Endings are elusive, middles are nowhere to be found, but worst of all is to begin, to begin, to begin Picture Quote #1

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Is death that which gives meaning to life? And I said, no, life is that which gives meaning to life Picture Quote #1

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He is mad about being small when you were big, but no, that’s not it, he is mad about being helpless when you were powerful, but no, not that either, he is mad about being contingent when you were necessary, not quite it... he is insane because when he loved you, you didn’t notice (Donald Barthelme Quotes) Well chaps first I’d like to say a few vile things more or less at random, not only because it is expected of me but also because I enjoy it (Donald Barthelme Quotes) The world is sagging, snagging, scaling, spalling, pilling, pinging, pitting, warping, checking, fading, chipping, cracking, yellowing, leaking, stalling, shrinking, and in dynamic unbalance (Donald Barthelme Quotes) Capitalism arose and took off its pajamas. Another day, another dollar. Each man is valued at what he will bring in the marketplace. Meaning has been drained from work and assigned instead to remuneration (Donald Barthelme Quotes) Yes, success is everything. Failure is more common. Most achieve a sort of middling thing, but fortunately one’s situation is always blurred, you never know absolutely quite where you are (Donald Barthelme Quotes) The best way to live is by not knowing what will happen to you at the end of the day (Donald Barthelme Quotes) Instant gratification is not as good as that gratification which comes dripping slow, over the sere seasons (Donald Barthelme Quotes) People always like to hear that they’re under stress, makes them feel better. You can imagine what they’d feel if they were told they weren’t under stress (Donald Barthelme Quotes) Let me point out, if it has escaped your notice, that what an artist does, is fail (Donald Barthelme Quotes) It is difficult to keep the public interested. The public demands new wonders piled on new wonders. Often we don’t know where our next marvel is coming from. The supply of strange ideas is not endless (Donald Barthelme Quotes) Capitalism places every man in competition with his fellows for a share of the available wealth. A few people accumulate big piles, but most do not. The sense of community falls victim to this struggle (Donald Barthelme Quotes) One of the pleasures of art is that it enables the mind to move in unanticipated directions, to make connections that may be in some sense errors but are fruitful nonetheless (Donald Barthelme Quotes) Can the life of the time be caught in an advertisement? Is that how it is, really, in the meadows of the world? (Donald Barthelme Quotes) There’s not a strong autobiographical strain in my fiction. A few bits of fact here and there (Donald Barthelme Quotes) The privileged classes can afford psychoanalysis and whiskey. Whereas all we get is sermons and sour wine. This is manifestly unfair. I protest, silently (Donald Barthelme Quotes) Art is not difficult because it wishes to be difficult, but because it wishes to be art (Donald Barthelme Quotes) We are what we have been told about ourselves. We are the sum of the messages we have received. The true messages. The false messages (Donald Barthelme Quotes) Endings are elusive, middles are nowhere to be found, but worst of all is to begin, to begin, to begin (Donald Barthelme Quotes) Is death that which gives meaning to life? And I said, no, life is that which gives meaning to life (Donald Barthelme Quotes)

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