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Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues is a 1976 novel by Tom Robbins.


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“Authority is to be ridiculed, outwitted and avoided. And it's fairly easy to do all three. If you believe in peace, act peacefully; if you believe in love, acting lovingly; if you believe every which way, then act every which way, that's perfectly valid — but don't go out trying to sell your beliefs to the system. You end up contradicting what you profess to believe in, and you set a bum example. If you want to change the world, change yourself.”

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1976)
Context: I set an example. That's all anyone can do. I'm sorry the cowgirls didn't pay better attention, but I couldn't force them to notice me. I've lived most of my entire adult life outside the law, and never have I compromised with authority. But neither have I gone out and picked fights with authority. That's stupid. They're waiting for that; they invite it; it helps keep them powerful. Authority is to be ridiculed, outwitted and avoided. And it's fairly easy to do all three. If you believe in peace, act peacefully; if you believe in love, acting lovingly; if you believe every which way, then act every which way, that's perfectly valid — but don't go out trying to sell your beliefs to the system. You end up contradicting what you profess to believe in, and you set a bum example. If you want to change the world, change yourself.

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“Don't confuse symmetry with balance.”

Source: Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

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“Cries for help are frequently inaudible.”

Source: Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

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“Be your own flying saucer! Rescue yourself!”

Source: Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

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Tom Robbins photo
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“Let us live for the beauty of our own reality.”

Variant: Live the beauty or your own reality.
Source: Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

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“Love is dope, not chicken soup.”

Source: Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1976)

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Tom Robbins photo
Tom Robbins photo
Tom Robbins photo

“Of course I'm inconsistent! Only logicians and cretins are consistent!”

spoken by the character "The Chink".
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1976)

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