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P. J. O'Rourke

I realised the bohemian life was not for me. I would look around at my friends, living like starving artists, and wonder, 'Where's the art?' They weren't doing anything. And there was so much interesting stuff to do, so much fun to be had... maybe I could

P. J. O'Rourke

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The author observed that his friends, who lived a carefree, artistic lifestyle, weren’t actually creating much art despite their appearance. He felt there were more exciting and enjoyable opportunities available than simply adopting that lifestyle without producing meaningful work.

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