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141 " Excuse me, I said. I thought you were a trout stream.I'm not, she said. "
― Richard Brautigan , Trout Fishing in America
142 " One dayTime will dieAnd love will bury it "
― Richard Brautigan
143 " If you are thinking about something that happened a long time ago:Somebody asked you a question and you did not know the answer.That is my name. "
― Richard Brautigan , In Watermelon Sugar
144 " تو هم به من فکر میکنیآنقدرکه من به تو؟ "
145 " I saw thousands of pumpkins last nightcome floating in on the tide,bumping up against the rocks androlling up on the beaches;it must be Halloween in the sea "
― Richard Brautigan , The Pill vs. the Springhill Mine Disaster
146 " All girls should have a poemwritten for them even ifwe have to turn this God-damn worldupside down to do it. "
147 " Your Catfish FriendIf I were to live my lifein catfish formsin scaffolds of skin and whiskersat the bottom of a pondand you were to come by one eveningwhen the moon was shiningdown into my dark homeand stand there at the edge of my affectionand think, “It's beautifulhere by this pond. I wish somebody loved me,”I'd love you and be your catfishfriend and drive such lonelythoughts from your mindand suddenly you would be at peace,and ask yourself, “I wonderif there are any catfishin this pond? It seems likea perfect place for them. "
148 " The Pill Versus the Springhill Mine DisasterWhen you take your pillit's like a mine disaster.I think of all the people lost inside you. "
149 " I’m haunted by all the space that I will live without you. "
150 " I don't know these people and they aren't my flowers. "
151 " If you get hung up on everybody else's hang-ups, then the whole world's going to be nothing more than one huge gallows. "
152 " If you will die for me,I will die for youand our graves will be like two lovers washingtheir clothes togetherin a laundromatIf you will bring the soapI will bring the bleach. "
153 " Her sunny side was always up. "
― Richard Brautigan , Sombrero Fallout
154 " Like some kind of strange vacuum cleaner I tried to console him. I recited the same old litanies that you say to people when you try to help their broken hearts, but words can't help at all.It's just the sound of another human voice that makes the only difference. There's nothing you're ever going to say that's going to make anybody happy when they're feeling shitty about losing somebody that they love. "
― Richard Brautigan , Revenge of the Lawn: Stories 1962-1970
155 " I feel horrible. She doesn'tlove me and I wander aroundthe house like a sewing machine that's just finished sewing a turd to a garbage can lid. "
― Richard Brautigan , Trout Fishing in America / The Pill vs. the Springhill Mine Disaster / In Watermelon Sugar
156 " Burn all the maps to your body. I'm not here of my own choosing. "
157 " Gee, You're so Beautiful That It's Starting to RainOh, Marcia,I want your long blonde beautyto be taught in high school,so kids will learn that Godlives like music in the skinand sounds like a sunshine harpsicord.I want high school report cards to look like this:Playing with Gentle Glass Things AComputer Magic AWriting Letters to Those You Love AFinding out about Fish AMarcia's Long Blonde Beauty A+! "
158 " Elizabeth's voice had a door in it. When you opened that door you found another door, and that door opened yet another door. All the doors were nice and led out of her. "
159 " جهنمی بدتر از آن نيستكه مدامبه ياد بياوریبوسه ای راكه اتفاق نيفتاده است "
160 " Just because people love your mind, doesn't mean they have to have your body, too "