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Flowers...CharlieKaufmanTheOrchidThief...SusanOrleansJohnLaRocheSusan:"Therearetoomanyideaswiddlestheworlddowntoamoremasterfulsize,feelingpassionateaboutsomething."Kaufman(streamofconsciousness)

Idon'tknowhowtodothis!I'mlosingmyhair!I'mfatandrepulsive!Susan:"FindthatonethingyoucarepasionatelyaboutIwanttoknowhowitfeelstocareaboutsomethingpassionately."DonarldKaufman:"InaDonaldsortofway.abattlebetweenmotorsandhorses,technologyandhorse."CharlieKauffmantoValerieThomas"SusanOrleanishere?""Ishouldprobablygo.""Idon'twanttobebeholden."

"I'malmostdone.""Atafuturedate,assheseesfit."InnerVoiceofCharlieinmyownselffatoldbaldrepulsiveKauffmantryingtogetawritingassignmentValerieThomas

Ifinishedmyscript.I'mdoneThe3.Thanks.thesnakeit'scalledouroboros,Ivewrittenmyselfintomyownscreenplay...ImfatImpathetic,IcaNTmakeflowersfascinatingBobshavingaseminarinNYthisweekend

Hey,IthinkIshouldplayme.

verypowerfulandintoxicatingtobearoundsomeonesoalivewonderfultoimagineandeasytofallinlovewith,butalittlefantasticandfleetingandoutofreachw/oconflictorcrisesnothinghappensintherealworld?areyououtofyourfuckingmind?ifyoucantfindthatstuffinlifethanyoudon'tknowathingaboutlifeidonthaveanyuseforit,idonthaveanybloodyfuckinguseforitrobertmckeewhatyousaidshookmetothefuckingbone

itsmorethanaboutmyfalsestartsandwronfapproachesandimwaypastmydeadlinewowthemintheendfindanendingbutdontcheatanddontbringinanexdeuxmachinayourcharactersmustchangephillipepsteincasablancatheyweretwinsfinestscreenplayeverwrittencatherinekeener?catherinekeenerisinmyhouse?Donald:yeahwe'replayingboggle.shesreallyinteresting.someglimpseoflifethatexpands,apaperballandaglassofwaterwhatturnedthatpaperballintoaflowercharles?thereissomethingmissingcharles...whatisasubtext?inthesubtext,careto

comment?bydefinitiion,reporter:subjectdinnerwithonehistoricalfigure,liveordead...einsteinorjesusverygoodinterestinganswer

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sheslying,heranswersweretoorightCharles,peoplewhoaretoorightareliars,whats"jesusandeinstein?"unitedtomiami1155ammananaIthoughtshewasdonewithlarocheagutwalksinheshandsomemustbeherhusbandshesactingweirdwithhimrightwhatisshehidingfromhim?

Donttellmyoldlady?Youmeanmom?No.Isaidohyeahbaby,comeherewhatIcametounderstandisthatchangeisnotachoicenotforaspeciesIliedaboutmychangeinmybooktomyhusbandIpretendedeverythingwasthesamebutsomethinghappenedintheswampthatday.Itsjustaflowerabouttheghost,okay?Ithinkitmighthelpya.theywantedtheghostjusttoextractthedrug?helppeoplebefascinated...Icouldextractitforya,IwannadothatforyaSuzie,I'mprobablytheonlywhiteguywhoknowshowImdonewithorchidslarocheauditoryfascination/bathroomtoothbrushing,skinandphonedialtone

JohnJOHNJohnny?Heyjohn...veryhappynow.wellimgladveryhappy,umjohn,willyougolikethis....hmmmmmmm,Laroche"hruuuuuuuu".Susan-"...no,keepgoing!"(laughs)"no,no,john,youhavetosustain,andIwilljoinyou...tryingtomakeadialtoneandIcantdoitbymyself."Doyouevergetlonelysometimesjohnny?Asakid,wantedsomeonetounderstandme,likemymom,exceptsomeoneelse,shewouldlookatmeandquietlysay"yes",andIwouldn'tbealoneanymore.

S:WowIwishIwereanant,awwwthey'resoshiny!

J:yourshinierthananyantdarlingS:thatsthesweetestthinganyonehaseversaidaboutmeJ:wellIlikeyou,iswhy.

susieyougottacalmdown

IlikeswampsceneconversationbetweenCharlieandDonaldonwhatloveis...youcanlovesomeonewithoutthemlovingyou,itisinthelovingthatyougainsomethingfromself,notfromtheobjectofaffection.

affectandeffecteffectmebecauseIdonotusethemeffectivelyandthismayeffectmyaffect,orviceversa.

obrelosojoimaginemeandyouIdosohappytogetherthemesinmylifeandinmymindareoneinthesame,orspringfromoneintotheother,lifeeffectinglifeaffectinglife,themeisamindgame,aword,madeupofletters,symbolsarbitrary,likecultureisarbitrary,likelettersarepartofthewhollyownedcultureofhumanity,onlychangingandevolvingasdoesall.lifefromdeath

itreallyisaboutdisappointmentIamsadeverythingshard

Iwantmylifebackiwannabeababyagain,Iwannabenew,IWANNAbenewwelostDonaldandLaRoche,bothinterestingcharacters,Mom...ch...arles?charl

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esisthatyou?charlesiscryingintothemouthpieceyouarewhatyoulove,notwhatlovesyou.

ThereisnoIinme.HowamInotmyself?

Schizophrenia...voiceinsideheadspeaksoutfrommouthofheadofbrainofvoic

einsideNonSchizophrenics...voiceinsideheadtalksinsidehead,andisneverheardbyothersoutsidehead...theselforegohearsthevoice(isthevoice)butdoesnotallowvoicetobeheardbyothers.Ifonesaysorspeaksoutloudusingthemind'segovoice'swords,itwillbedoneonaconsciouslevel.

Consciousandconscience

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