The planned sit-down reception is an artificial forum where one is presented with a limited number of persons with whom he can hold a conversation.

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The principles of true art is not to portray, but to evoke.

The principles of true art is not to portray, but to evoke.

I do like to live in other people's homes. I enjoy being a guest. I...

I do like to live in other people's homes. I enjoy being a guest. I...

And really the purpose of art - for me, fiction - is to alert, to...

And really the purpose of art - for me, fiction - is to alert, to...

If we reduce social life to the smallest possible unit we will find that there...

If we reduce social life to the smallest possible unit we will find that there...

Banks introduced the installment plan. The disappearance of cash and the coming of the credit...

Banks introduced the installment plan. The disappearance of cash and the coming of the credit...

A trait which differentiated New York from European cities was the incredible freedom and ease...

A trait which differentiated New York from European cities was the incredible freedom and ease...

The principle of art is to pause, not bypass.

The principle of art is to pause, not bypass.

It is not sex by itself that interests me, but its particular role in American...

It is not sex by itself that interests me, but its particular role in American...

Take a look at the books other people have in their homes.

Take a look at the books other people have in their homes.

In London, the weather would affect me negatively. I react strongly to light. If it...

In London, the weather would affect me negatively. I react strongly to light. If it...

Travel gives me the opportunity to walk through the sectors of cities where one can...

Travel gives me the opportunity to walk through the sectors of cities where one can...

I don't fret over lost time - I can always use the situations in a...

I don't fret over lost time - I can always use the situations in a...

I do not gather things, I prefer to rent them rather than to possess them.

I do not gather things, I prefer to rent them rather than to possess them.

Mapplethorpe presented the body as a sexual object, separating it from the humanity of the...

Mapplethorpe presented the body as a sexual object, separating it from the humanity of the...

I can create countries just as I can create the actions of my characters. That...

I can create countries just as I can create the actions of my characters. That...

I look back into past history, the stored experiences or products of the imagination. I...

I look back into past history, the stored experiences or products of the imagination. I...

It is possible to stand around with a cocktail in one's hand and talk with...

It is possible to stand around with a cocktail in one's hand and talk with...

There must be no worse punishment to a totalitarian nation than the withdrawal of capital.

There must be no worse punishment to a totalitarian nation than the withdrawal of capital.

Going around under an umbrella interferes with one's looking up at the sky.

Going around under an umbrella interferes with one's looking up at the sky.

Persons who have been homeless carry within them a certain philosophy of life which makes...

Persons who have been homeless carry within them a certain philosophy of life which makes...