∂ And problems so deep ∂

∂ And so personal torturing himself∂

∂ With a tan and so personal ∂

∂ Past the Conoco, the Abel's ∂

∂ Who's that man with a tan ∂

∂ That's a disturbed young man with a tan ∂∂

[Man] "Number three: opportunistic celibacy.

"Number four: renunciation of all human endeavor.

"A nd the fifth and final pillar of euphoria:

"a full-circle, aesthetic reevaluation.

"My current response to every worldwide or personal tragedy is:

"It's disgusting.

I love it. I hope it gets even worse."

Okay. I'm Dostoyevsky. You're Anna. We're writing The Gambler.

Take my dictation.

Who's ever written the great work about the immense effort required...

in order not to create?

Intensity without mastery.

The obsessiveness of the utterly passive.

And could it be that in this passivity...