They were looking for a stable, but we didn't have one. In fact, we weren't very stable ourselves.
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We have to raise the consciousness; the only way poets can change the world is to raise the consciousness of the general populace.Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Paperbacks weren't considered real books in the book trade. Up till then it was just murder mysteries, potboilers, 25-cent pocket books sold in newsstands. When the New York publishers started publishing quality paperbacks, there was no place to buy them.
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
The future of publishing lies with the small and medium-sized presses, because the big publishers in New York are all part of huge conglomerates.
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
I think if there's a great depression there might be some hope.
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
We were just a one-room bookstore; we didn't have any money for lawyers.
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
I'd ban all automobiles from the central part of the city. You see, the automobile was just a passing fad. It's got to go. It's got to go a long way from here.
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
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