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I was sure that somewhere a grandiose carnival was going on in the sky, and I was missing it.

~Eve Babitz

Topics: Carnival Going Grandiose Missing Sky Somewhere Sure

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Partner dancing is a cultured act.

~Eve Babitz

Topics: Act Dancing Partner

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By 1976, I was, like, Gonesville. I practically lived at the Troubador for several years. When Bette Midler was there for six weeks, I went every day for both shows. I sat there mesmerized. The only person who went as much as I did was Cher.

~Eve Babitz

Topics: Bette Both Day Did Every Every Day Like Lived Mesmerized Much Only Person Practically Sat Several Shows Six Weeks Who Years

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The only reason anything was off-white at the Chateau was because it had once been just plain white.

~Eve Babitz

Topics: Anything Because Been Had Just Once Only Plain Reason White

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I knew just by reading this guy, Nathanael West, that he was probably one of those icky East Coast guys with glasses who got mad because when he came to L.A., all those starlets preferred producers or cowboys to him.

~Eve Babitz

Topics: Because Came Coast Cowboys East East Coast Glasses Got Guy Guys He Him Just Knew Mad Preferred Producers Reading Those West Who

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I've been in love with people and ideas in several cities and learned that the lovers I've loved and the ideas I've embraced depended on where I was, how cold it was, and what I had to do to be able to stand it.

~Eve Babitz

Topics: Able Been Cities Cold Depended Embraced Had How Ideas Learned Love Loved Lovers People Several Stand Where

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People with brains went to New York, and people with faces came West.

~Eve Babitz

Topics: Brains Came Faces New New York People West York

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I've often noticed that there is a moment when a man develops enough confidence and ease in a relationship to bore you to death. Sometimes one hardly even notices it's happened, that moment, until some careless remark arouses one's suspicions.

~Eve Babitz

Topics: Bore Careless Confidence Death Develops Ease Enough Even Happened Hardly Man Moment Noticed Notices Often Relationship Remark Some Sometimes Until You

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From earliest childhood, I have rejoiced over the Santa Ana winds. I know those winds the way the Eskimos know their snows.

~Eve Babitz

Topics: Childhood Earliest Know Over Santa Those Way Winds

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I looked like Brigitte Bardot, and I was Stravinsky's goddaughter.

~Eve Babitz

Topics: Like Looked

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Artist

Born: May 13th, 1943

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