I am bored with these frantic cravings, tired of them and therefore myself, and contemptuous though tolerant of all my vast powers of self-pity and self-expressive misery.
Allen Ginsberg
Self-awareness, Emotional Fatigue, Introspection, Personal Growth, Artistic Struggle, Existential Ennui
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“I am bored with these frantic cravings, tired of them and therefore myself, and contemptuous though tolerant of all my vast powers of self-pity and self-expressive misery.” Allen Ginsberg
Self-awareness, Emotional Fatigue, Introspection, Personal Growth, Artistic Struggle, Existential Ennui
Allen Ginsberg Self-awareness, Emotional Fatigue, Introspection, Personal Growth, Artistic Struggle, Existential Ennui“I'm with you in Rockland, where we are great writers on this same dreadful typewriter.” Allen Ginsberg
Creativity, Solidarity, Connection, Artistic Expression, Inner Journey, Shared Experience
Allen Ginsberg Creativity, Solidarity, Connection, Artistic Expression, Inner Journey, Shared Experience“You know me now. I'm only good at beginnings.” Allen Ginsberg
Self-awareness, Relationships, Personal Limitation, Honest Confession, Emotional Insight, Existential Reflection
Allen Ginsberg Self-awareness, Relationships, Personal Limitation, Honest Confession, Emotional Insight, Existential Reflection“Democracy! Bah! When I hear that I reach for my feather boa!” Allen Ginsberg
Critique, Politics, Irony, Personal Expression, Cultural Commentary, Humorous Response
Allen Ginsberg Critique, Politics, Irony, Personal Expression, Cultural Commentary, Humorous Response“If we don't show anyone, we're free to write anything.” Allen Ginsberg
Creativity, Freedom, Authenticity, Artistic Expression, Personal Liberation, Inner Truth
Allen Ginsberg Creativity, Freedom, Authenticity, Artistic Expression, Personal Liberation, Inner Truth“I was putting on a stiff upper lip and trying to fulfill the obligations I thought were demanded of me, taking over my father's role of taking care of my mother... and having to be the recipient of her confessions and emotions but of a delusional nature.” Allen Ginsberg
Responsibility, Family, Emotional Burden, Personal Struggle, Psychological Insight, Autobiographical Reflection
Allen Ginsberg Responsibility, Family, Emotional Burden, Personal Struggle, Psychological Insight, Autobiographical Reflection“You can't escape the past in Paris, and yet what's so wonderful about it is that the past and present intermingle so intangibly that it doesn't seem to burden.” Allen Ginsberg
History, Time, Perception, Cultural Experience, Artistic Inspiration, Philosophical Observation
Allen Ginsberg History, Time, Perception, Cultural Experience, Artistic Inspiration, Philosophical Observation“The lion sleeps in the sun. Its nose is on its paws. The tiger bounds across the roof. Its brain is in its claws.” Allen Ginsberg
Nature, Animals, Imagery, Energy, Poetic Vision, Metaphorical Reflection
Allen Ginsberg Nature, Animals, Imagery, Energy, Poetic Vision, Metaphorical Reflection“What if someone gave a war and Nobody came?” Allen Ginsberg
Peace, Hypothetical, Social Critique, Philosophical Question, Anti-war Sentiment, Poetic Inquiry
Allen Ginsberg Peace, Hypothetical, Social Critique, Philosophical Question, Anti-war Sentiment, Poetic Inquiry“My psychoanalyst thinks I'm perfectly right.” Allen Ginsberg
Psychology, Self-validation, Therapy, Personal Insight, Humorous Observation, Introspective Comment
Allen Ginsberg Psychology, Self-validation, Therapy, Personal Insight, Humorous Observation, Introspective Comment“We love to be hurt and we love to have our unhealing wounds opened and reopened again: we sit staring in the mirror of art, fascinated by our own deformities.” Allen Ginsberg
Pain, Introspection, Art, Self-reflection, Emotional Masochism, Artistic Exploration
Allen Ginsberg Pain, Introspection, Art, Self-reflection, Emotional Masochism, Artistic Exploration“If you want to be an artist and you are not willing to risk everything for your freedom, then you are not an artist.” Allen Ginsberg
Art, Freedom, Risk, Authenticity, Personal Commitment, Creative Philosophy
Allen Ginsberg Art, Freedom, Risk, Authenticity, Personal Commitment, Creative Philosophy“Subject is known by what she sees.” Allen Ginsberg
Perception, Subjectivity, Knowledge, Philosophical Insight, Observation, Poetic Truth
Allen Ginsberg Perception, Subjectivity, Knowledge, Philosophical Insight, Observation, Poetic Truth“Since art is merely and ultimately self-expressive, we conclude that the fullest art, the most individual, uninfluenced, unrepressed, uninhibited expression of art is true expression and the true art.” Allen Ginsberg
Creativity, Self-expression, Artistic Freedom, Personal Liberation, Authentic Art, Philosophical Insight
Allen Ginsberg Creativity, Self-expression, Artistic Freedom, Personal Liberation, Authentic Art, Philosophical Insight“None of us understand what we're doing, but we do beautiful things anyway.” Allen Ginsberg
Uncertainty, Creativity, Beauty, Human Condition, Existential Reflection, Artistic Philosophy
Allen Ginsberg Uncertainty, Creativity, Beauty, Human Condition, Existential Reflection, Artistic Philosophy“Unholy battered old thing you were, my sunflower O my soul, I loved you then!” Allen Ginsberg
Love, Introspection, Self-acceptance, Poetic Address, Spiritual Metaphor, Emotional Revelation
Allen Ginsberg Love, Introspection, Self-acceptance, Poetic Address, Spiritual Metaphor, Emotional Revelation“Many seek and never see, anyone can tell them why. O they weep and O they cry and never take until they try unless they try it in their sleep and never some until they die. I ask many, they ask me. This is a great mystery.” Allen Ginsberg
Seeking, Mystery, Perception, Questioning, Philosophical Poetry, Existential Wonder
Allen Ginsberg Seeking, Mystery, Perception, Questioning, Philosophical Poetry, Existential Wonder“When it snows in your nose, you catch cold in your brain.” Allen Ginsberg
Metaphor, Perception, Interconnectedness, Poetic Imagery, Physiological Insight, Creative Expression
Allen Ginsberg Metaphor, Perception, Interconnectedness, Poetic Imagery, Physiological Insight, Creative Expression