Cheesy, me no likey!
Yes. To me it was very textual, you know what I mean? It was perfectly integrated, and it had a marvelous kind of negative capability. The rest of the stuff downstairs was bullshit.
I’ll explain. And I’ll use small words so that you’ll be sure to understand, you warthog-faced buffoon.
No point mentioning these bats, I thought. Poor bastard will see them soon enough.
What kind of man has bats on the brain?
The man … from Snowy River.
He is not human, he is a piece of iron.
I do not mean to pry, but you don’t by any chance happen to have six fingers on your right hand?
The work for the happy finger method must go on.
If the only thing left of you was your smile and your little finger, you’d still be more of a man than anyone I’ve ever known.
Well, I wanted an engagement ring. So he arranged that, too. Took the car keys off the key ring, put the key ring on my finger, and said:“Okay, now you’re engaged.”
I really don’t see anything romantic in proposing. It’s very romantic to be in love but there’s nothing romantic about a definite proposal. Why, one might be accepted. One usually is I believe. Then the whole excitement is over.*
- Yes, this is Oscar Wilde, but there ARE movie versions of The Importance of Being Earnest.
I simply refuse to settle for anything less, like most people seem to do.
You’ll amount to nothing until you learn to say no. No to jobs, no to girls, no to money. Otherwise, by the time you’ve learned to say no to life, you’ll find you’ve swallowed half of it.
I’m going to change. This is the last of that sort of thing. Now I’m cleaning up and I’m moving on, going straight and choosing life. I’m looking forward to it already. I’m gonna be just like you. The job, the family, the fucking big television. The washing machine, the car, the compact disc and electric tin opener, good health, low cholesterol, dental insurance, mortgage, starter home, leisure wear, luggage, three piece suite, DIY, game shows, junk food, children, walks in the park, nine to five, good at golf, washing the car, choice of sweaters, family Christmas, indexed pension, tax exemption, clearing gutters, getting by, looking ahead, the day you die.
I don’t want to sell anything, buy anything, or process anything as a career. I don’t want to sell anything bought or processed, or buy anything sold or processed, or process anything sold, bought, or processed, or repair anything sold, bought, or processed. You know, as a career, I don’t want to do that.
So we sailed to shore, took on an entirely new crew and he stayed aboard for awhile as first mate, all the while calling me Roberts. And once the crew believed, he left the ship and I have been Roberts ever since. Except now that we’re together, I shall retire and hand the name to someone else. Is everything clear to you?
I’ll live to see you, all of you, hanging from the highest yardarm in the British fleet!
The heads. You’re looking at the heads. Sometimes he goes too far. He’s the first one to admit it.
Why are there people like Frank? Why is there so much trouble in this world?