In my room I'd barely closed my eyes when the blonde from the movie house came along and sang her whole song of sorrow just for me. I helped her put me to sleep, so to speak, and succeeded pretty well... I wasn't entirely alone... It's not possible to sleep alone.
Louis-Ferdinand CelineLife is filigree work. What is written clearly is not worth much, it's the transparency that counts.
Louis-Ferdinand CelinePeople don't deserve the restraint we show by not going into delirium in front of them.
Louis-Ferdinand CelineThere are certain advantages in being cursed by all and sundry ... especially, it dispenses you with having to be nice to anybody ... there's nothing more emollient, stultifying, emasculating than wanting to be liked ... "not nice!" ... that does it, you're free!.
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