This morning I saw a coyote walking through the sagebrush right at the very edge of the ocean โ next stop China. The coyote was acting like he was in New Mexico or Wyoming, except that there were whales passing below. Thatโs what this country does for you. Come down to Big Sur and let your soul have some room to get outside its marrow.
Richard Brautiganbecause you always have a clock strapped to your body, it's natural that i should think of you as the correct time: with your long blonde hair at 8:03, and your pulse-lightning breasts at 11:17, and your rose-meow smile at 5:30, i know i'm right.
Richard BrautiganHe learned about life at sixteen, first from Dostoevsky and then from the whores of New Orleans.
Richard Brautigan