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«So, then, to every man his chance - to every man, regardless of his birth, his shining, golden opportunity - to every man the right to live, to work, to be himself, and to become whatever thing his manhood and his vision can combine to make him - thi»
Author: Thomas Wolfe | About: Mankind | Keywords: combine, regardless, shining
«Is this not the true romantic feeling; not to desire to escape life, but to prevent life from escaping you.»
«It is very comforting to believe that leaders who do terrible things are, in fact, mad. That way, all we have to do is make sure we don't put psychotics in high places and we've got the problem solved.»
«This is the artist, then, life's hungry man, the glutton of eternity, beauty's miser, glory's slave.»
Author: Thomas Wolfe | Keywords: glutton, gluttons, miser
«The modern picture of the artist began to form: The poor, but free spirit, plebeian but aspiring only to be classless, to cut himself forever free from the bonds of the greedy bourgeoisie, to be whatever the fat burghers feared most, to cross the line wherever they drew it, to look at the world in a way they couldn't see, to be high, live low, stay young forever -- in short, to be the bohemian.»
«America - It is a fabulous country, the only fabulous country; it is the only place where miracles not only happen, but where they happen all the time»
«Sherman made the terrible discovery that men make about their fathers sooner or later...that the man before him was not an aging father but a boy, a boy much like himself, a boy who grew up and had a child of his own and, as best he could, out of a sense of duty and, perhaps love, adopted a role called Being a Father so that his child would have something mythical and infinitely important: a Protector, who would keep a lid on all the chaotic and catastrophic possibilities of life. The Bonfire of the Vanities»
«What is it that makes a man willing to sit up on top of an enormous Roman candle, such as a Redstone, Atlas, Titan or Saturn rocket, and wait for someone to light the fuse?»
«Making the world safe for hypocrisy.»
Author: Thomas Wolfe | Keywords: hypocrisy
«Not even the most powerful organs of the press, including Time, Newsweek, and The New York Times, can discover a new artist or certify his work and make it stick. They can only bring you the scores.»

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