"grey laths began somewhere"
Lax, Kafka, Tsvetayeva, Hayden, Brautigan, Paley, Anderson
Robert Lax:
Franz Kafka:
Marina Tsvetayeva, re Rainer Maria Rilke:
Robert Hayden:
Richard Brautigan:
Grace Paley:
Laurie Anderson:
I’m just going to mention these three rules that Lou [Reed] and I had….The first one is Don’t be afraid of anyone. Imagine your life if you’re not afraid of anyone. Two, Get a really good BS detector and learn how to use it. Who’s faking it and who is not? Three, Be really tender. And with those three, you’re set.
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