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There was no particular point at which I stopped being promising.
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Succeed! It has been done, and with a stupidity that can astound the most experienced.
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The distinction between children and adults, while probably useful for some purposes, is at bottom a specious one, I feel. There are only individual egos, crazy for love.
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ANATHEMATIZATION OF THE WORLD IS NOT AN ADEQUATE RESPONSE TO THE WORLD.
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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.
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Now if the harvest is over, And the world cold, Give me the bonus of laughter, As I lose hold.
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Donald Barthelme
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Born:
April 7, 1931
Died:
July 23, 1989
(aged 58)
Bio:
This article is about the author, Donald Barthelme Jr. For his father, the architect, see Donald Barthelme.
Known for:
Sixty Stories (1981)
The Dead Father (1975)
Forty Stories (1987)
Come Back, Dr. Caligari (1971)
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