“You know, real life doesn't just suddenly resolve itself. You have to keep working at it. Democracy, marriage, friendship. You can't just say, 'She's my best friend.' That's not a given, it's a process.”
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“You know, Freud accepted his lot very stoically and very well and with a sense of humor. He aged and died gracefully, and there's a lot to be said for that.”

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“You don't have to make something that people call art. Living is an artistic activity, there is an art to getting through the day.”

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“There's no excuse to be bored. Sad, yes. Angry, yes. Depressed, yes. Crazy, yes. But there's no excuse for boredom, ever.”

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“You have a moral obligation to finish the job you said you would do.”

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“A lot of people can forget about you in Los Angeles.”

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