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Changes... can only be effected by alterations in the original. The only thing not prerecorded in a prerecorded universe are the prerecordings themselves. The copies can only repeat themselves word for word. A virus is a copy. You can pretty it up, cut it up, scramble it - it will reassemble in the same form.

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Like all pure creatures, cats are practical.

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Nothing is true, everything is permitted.

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I see no reason why the artistic world can't absolutely merge with Madison Avenue. Pop art is a move in that direction. Why can't we have advertisements with beautiful words and beautiful images?

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The cat does not offer services. The cat offers itself. Of course he wants care and shelter. You don't buy love for nothing.

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Love? What is it? Most natural painkiller.

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A cat's rage is beautiful, burning with pure cat flame, all its hair standing up and crackling blue sparks, eyes blazing and sputtering.

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No body of knowledge needs an organizational policy. Organizational policy can only impede the advancement of knowledge. There is a basic incompatibility between any organization and freedom of thought.

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A functioning police state needs no police.

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Our national drug is alcohol. We tend to regard the use any other drug with special horror.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Writer

Born: February 5th, 1914

Died: August 2nd, 1997

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