Slavery was never abolished, it was only extended to include all the colors.

in this room the hours of love still make shadows.

I think a man can keep on drinking for centuries, he'll never die; especially wine or beer...I like drunkards, man, because drunkards, they come out of it, and they're sick and they spring back, they spring back and forth...If I hadn't been a drunkard, I probably would have committed suicide long ago.

I always started a job with the feeling that I'd soon quit or be fired, and this gave ma a relaxex manner that was mistaken for intelligence or some secret power.

Of course, there would always be arguments. That is the nature of Woman. They like the mutual exchange of dirty laundry, a bit of screaming, a bit of dramatics. Then an exchange of vows.

And yet women-good women--frightened me because they eventually wanted your soul, and what was left of mine, I wanted to keep.

With me, my main vision for life was to avoid as many people as possible. The less people I saw the better I felt.