It began as the GODFATHER OF MATH, evolved into the GOODFATHER OF MATH. Now this. Go figure...

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The kind of humor I like is the thing that makes me laugh for five seconds and think for ten minutes = G. CARLIN...Stain glass, engraved glass, frosted glass
–give me plain glass = JOHN FOWLES ... Music is the mathematics of the gods=PYTHAGORAS ... Nothing is more fluid than language = R. L. SWIHART
I cannot live without the oxygen of laughter = DAWN POWELL ... !!! ... But laughter cannot survive without the hydrogen of gravitas = PAUL OLIVERIO
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Friday, February 6, 2015

More Quotes From Brautigan's AN UNFORTUNATE WOMAN

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There is nothing quite as destructive, distracting, 
and ultimately stupid as family warfare. But 
it's so hard to gain any objectivity about 
declaring a truce and have peace 
return to the land.



It would be convenient if one could redesign the past, 
change a few things here and there, like certain acts 
of outrageous stupidity. But if one could do that 
the past would always be in motion. It 
would never settle down finally 
to days of solid marble.



Women used to pack for me whenever I traveled, 
and always did a good job. No woman ever 
packed six pair of pants 
and only two shirts. But women 
are too expensive for me now and I can't afford 
another one packing my suitcase for a very, very long time.



It's a lot easier to imagine 
that people are talking to themselves, 
rather than talking directly to you. 
When people are talking directly to you, 
it takes an added and more uncomfortable effort 
to ignore them.




I can't remember what we had for dinner, but 
   there was no way that [talking about]
the death of an unfortunate woman 
would add an enhancing spice 
to what we were eating.

The black and white photograph
of  Richard Brautigan  on the front cover 
was taken by  Annie Leibovitz
























I apologize to anyone offended by the formatting liberties on this page
but, for all intents and purposes, the Brautigan quotes from 
AN UNFORTUNATE WOMAN are verbatim.
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