"All that is necessary to raise imbecility into what the mob regards as profundity is to lift it off the floor and put it on a platform."

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What I want is to open up. I want to know what's inside me. I want everybody to open up. I'm like an imbecile with a can opener in his hand, wondering where to begin-- to open up the earth. I know that underneath the mess everything is marvelous. I'm sure of it.

— Henry Miller