“ An afternoon drive from Los Angeles will take you up into the high mountains, where eagles circle above the forests and the cold blue lakes, or out over the Mojave Desert, with its weird vegetation and immense vistas. Not very far away are Death Valley, and Yosemite, and Sequoia Forest with its giant trees which were growing long before the Parthenon was built; they are the oldest living things in the world. One should visit such places often, and be conscious, in the midst of the city, of their surrounding presence. For this is the real nature of California and the secret of its fascination; this untamed, undomesticated, aloof, prehistoric landscape which relentlessly reminds the traveller of his human condition and the circumstances of his tenure upon the earth. "You are perfectly welcome," it tells him, "during your short visit. Everything is at your disposal. Only, I must warn you, if things go wrong, don't blame me. I accept no responsibility. I am not part of your neurosis. Don't cry to me for safety. There is no home here. There is no security in your mansions or your fortresses, your family vaults or your banks or your double beds. Understand this fact, and you will be free. Accept it, and you will be happy. ”
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“ But now isn’t simply now. Now is also a cold reminder: one whole day later than yesterday, one year later than last year. Every now is labeled with its date, rendering all past nows obsolete, until — later of sooner — perhaps — no, not perhaps — quite certainly: it will come. ”
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“ The prefect evening...lying down on the couch beside the bookcase and reading himself sleepy...Jim lying opposite him at the other end of the couch, also reading; the two of them absorbed in their books yet so completely aware of each other's presence. ”
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“ The prefect evening...lying down on the couch beside the bookcase and reading himself sleepy...Jim lying opposite him at the other end of the couch, also reading; the two of them absorbed in their books yet so completely aware of each other's presence. ”
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“ I am a camera with its shutter open, quite passive, recording, not thinking. ”
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“ It seems to me that the real clue to your sex-orientation lies in your romantic feelings rather than in your sexual feelings. If you are really gay, you are able to fall in love with a man, not just enjoy having sex with him. ”
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“ Life is not so bad if you have plenty of luck, a good physique, and not too much imagination. ”
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“ We must remember that nothing in this world really belongs to us. At best, we are merely borrowers. ”
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“ It seems to me that the real clue to your sex-orientation lies in your romantic feelings rather than in your sexual feelings. If you are really gay, you are able to fall in love with a man, not just enjoy having sex with him. ”
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“ I am a camera with its shutter open, quite passive, recording, not thinking. ”
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“ I am a camera with its shutter open, quite passive, recording, not thinking. ”
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“ Life is not so bad if you have plenty of luck, a good physique, and not too much imagination. ”
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“ Life is not so bad if you have plenty of luck, a good physique, and not too much imagination. ”
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“ Life is not so bad if you have plenty of luck, a good physique, and not too much imagination. ”
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“ Life is not so bad if you have plenty of luck, a good physique, and not too much imagination. ”
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“ Life is not so bad if you have plenty of luck, a good physique, and not too much imagination. ”
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“ We must remember that nothing in this world really belongs to us. At best, we are merely borrowers. ”
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“ I am a camera with its shutter open, quite passive, recording, not thinking. ”
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“ We must remember that nothing in this world really belongs to us. At best, we are merely borrowers. ”
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“ We must remember that nothing in this world really belongs to us. At best, we are merely borrowers. ”
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“ It seems to me that the real clue to your sex-orientation lies in your romantic feelings rather than in your sexual feelings. If you are really gay, you are able to fall in love with a man, not just enjoy having sex with him. ”
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“ I am a camera with its shutter open, quite passive, recording, not thinking. ”
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“ I am a camera with its shutter open, quite passive, recording, not thinking. ”
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