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 BarthelmeI believe that because I had obtained a wife who was made up of wife-signs (beauty, charm, softness, perfume, cookery) I had found love.
Donald BarthelmeCapitalism 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