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Without Feathers

Without Feathers

Without Feathers is one of Woody Allen's best-known literary pieces. The book spent four months on the New York Times Best Seller List. The book is a collection of essays and also features two one act plays, Death and God.


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“Thought: Why does man kill? He kills for food. And not only food: frequently there must be a beverage.”

"Selections from the Allen Notebooks".
Source: Without Feathers (1975)

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“The wicked at heart probably know something.”

Source: Without Feathers

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“What if everything is an illusion and nothing exists? In that case, I definitely overpaid for my carpet.”

"Selections from the Allen Notebooks".
Without Feathers (1975)

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“Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons.”

"The Early Essays".
Source: Without Feathers (1975)

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“If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit in my name in a Swiss bank.”

"Selections from the Allen Notebooks".
Without Feathers (1975)

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“What a wonderful thing, to be conscious! I wonder what the people in New Jersey do.”

"No Kaddish for Weinstein".
Without Feathers (1975)

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“It's not that I'm afraid to die, I just don't want to be there when it happens.”

" Death (A Play) http://books.google.com/books?id=qjRaAAAAMAAJ&q=%22It's+not+that+I'm+afraid+to+die+I+just+don't+want+to+be+there+when+it+happens%22&pg=PA99#v=onepage".
Without Feathers (1975)

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