"A man is whole only when he takes into account his shadow."
"The whole world is nothing but a noise, as hot as the inside of a tiger's mouth. They call it civilization - that is a lie! But some day you may have to go out, someone will try to take you out, and you will not understand them or what they are saying, unless you understand nothing, absolutely nothing, then you will manage."
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Source: 1916 'Greenwich Village As It Is', in Pearson's Magazine, Oct.
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