"People are not like a business. You can’t buy and sell them like so much property. You can’t lock them up in a vault and expect them to appreciate it."
"There's something luxurious about having a girl light your cigarette. In fact, I got married once on account of that."
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Source: Harold Rosenberg (1983). “Art on the Edge: Creators and Situations”, p.137, University of Chicago Press
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