“Wanting more. Having your cake or eating your cake are fine. Not even wanting cake is where you get fucked.”

— Doug Stanhope

When asked, "What would constitute 'complete happiness' to Doug Stanhope (you)?" Doug Stanhope interview http://markprindle.com/stanhope-i.htm, MarkPrindle.com, 2007
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American stand-up comedian, actor, and author 1967

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