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"The function of the artist is to provide what life does not."
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Tom Robbins"Logic only gives man what he needs. Magic gives him what he wants."
Thomas Eugene Robbins was an American novelist. His most notable works are "seriocomedies". His 1976 novel Even Cowgirls Get the Blues was adapted into the 1993 film version by Gus Van Sant. His last work, published in 2014, was Tibetan Peach Pie, a self-declared "un-memoir". From 1970, Robbins lived in La Conner, Washington, where he wrote nine of his books.
"The function of the artist is to provide what life does not."
"Whether a man is a criminal or a public servant is purely a matter of perspective."
"There are many things worth living for, there are a few things worth dying for, but there is nothing worth killing for."
"Theyd be no threat to me. I have a black belt in Haiku. And a black vest in the cleaners."
"Love is the ultimate outlaw. It just won’t adhere to any rules. The most any of us can do is to sign on as its accomplice. Instead of vowing to honor and obey, maybe we should swear to aid and abet. That would mean that security is out of the question. The words “make” and “stay” become inappropriate. My love for you has no strings attached. I love you for free."
"Of course Ive contradicted myself. I always do. Only cretins and logicians dont contradict themselves. And in their consistency, they contradict life."