Quote by Tom Wolfe
There has been a time on earth when poets had been young and dead

There has been a time on earth when poets had been young and dead and famous – and were men. But now the poet as the tragic child of grandeur and destiny had changed. The child of genius was a woman, now, and the man was gone. – Tom Wolfe

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This is the artist, then, lifes hungry man, the glutton of eternity, beautys miser, glorys slave. – Tom Wolfe

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Las Vegas is the only town in the world whose skyline is made up neither of buildings, like New York, nor of trees, like Wilbraham, Massachusetts, but signs. – Tom Wolfe

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Being famous is just like being in high school. But Im not interested in being the cheerleader. Im not interested in being Gwen Stefani. Shes the cheerleader, and Im out in the smoker shed. – Courtney Love

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Olympic Gold changed me and my life dramatically. I became a celebrity overnight and people see me as a famous skater, not a real person. – Oksana Baiul

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