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There is nothing more provocative than minding your own business.

William S. Burroughs

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I prefer cats to people, for the most part. Most people aren’t cute at all, and if they are cute they very rapidly outgrow it.
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The cat does not offer services. The cat offers itself.
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I’m creating an imaginary — it’s always imaginary — world in which I would like to live.
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