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Brion Gysin Quotes

1916–1986 England

Brion Gysin (19 January 1916 – 13 July 1986) was a painter, writer, sound poet, and performance artist born in Taplow, Buckinghamshire.

England
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I view life as a fortuitous collaboration ascribable to the fact that one finds oneself at the right place at the same time.

I enjoy inventing things out of fun. After all, life is a game, not a career.

I may write only what I know in space: I am that I am.

Writers don't own their words. Since when do words belong to anybody? 'Your very own words,' indeed! And who are you?

Writing is fifty years behind painting.

I Am the Artist when I am Open. When I am closed I am Brion Gysin.

The Way Is Nor This Nor That.

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