The job of taste was to thin the insane torrent of human creativity down to manageable levels. But the job of appetite w — Richard Powers, Orfeo
The job of taste was to thin the insane torrent of human creativity down to manageable levels. But the job of appetite w — Richard Powers, Orfeo
The job of taste was to thin the insane torrent of human creativity down to manageable levels. But the job of appetite w — Richard Powers, Orfeo
The job of taste was to thin the insane torrent of human creativity down to manageable levels. But the job of appetite w — Richard Powers, Orfeo
The job of taste was to thin the insane torrent of human creativity down to manageable levels. But the job of appetite w — Richard Powers, Orfeo
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The job of taste was to thin the insane torrent of human creativity down to manageable levels. But the job of appetite was never to be happy with taste.

— Richard Powers, Orfeo
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