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There are only two things: love, all sorts of love, with pretty girls, and the music of New Orleans or Duke Ellington. Everything else ought to go, because everything else is ugly.
Boris Vian
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"There are only two things: love, all sorts of love, with pretty girls, and the music of New Orleans or Duke Ellington. Everything else ought to go, because everything else is ugly."
— Boris Vian

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There are only two things: love, all sorts of love, with pretty girls, and the music of New Orleans or Duke Ellington. Everything else ought to go, because everything else is ugly. — Boris Vian

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Boris Vian was a Writer from France (1920–1959).

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Who said "There are only two things: love, all sorts of love, with pretty girls, and the…"?
This quote is attributed to Boris Vian, a Writer from France.
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Boris Vian lived from 1920 – 1959.