“And since I’ve always lived in cities where a lot of the people are desperate refugees from small towns determined never to go back except funerals.” -Eve Babitz

“I believe adultery is an art form.” -Eve Babitz

“Only I wasn’t shocked merely because he was a Greek god whom you weren’t supposed to see naked, I was struck because he looked like a Greek god. And not just a simple classical perfection which leaves the viewer detached from the marvels of the human body but makes one yearn for the real life of Clark Gable’s wink.” -Eve Babitz