“An artist's only concern is to shoot for some kind of perfection, and on his own terms, not anyone else's.”
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He had a theory, Walt did, that the religious life, and all the agony that goes with it, is just something God sics on people who have the gall to accuse Him of having created an ugly world.
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How long should a man's legs be? Long enough to touch the ground.
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If a girl looks swell when she meets you, who gives a damn if she's late? Nobody.
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