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> [I was like one of those people who is allergic to the twentieth century... I'd been brought up to think there was some order to things, but there was no safety net. Doctors accused me of being mad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-wolf/i-was-like-one-of-those-people-who-is-allergic-to-the-twentieth/)

[Peter Wolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-wolf/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/308/peter-wolf-43240_accused_i-was-like-one-of-those-people-who-is-al_287159.jpg)

## More by Peter Wolf

> [I was like one of those people who is allergic to the twentieth century... I'd been brought up to think there was some order…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-wolf/i-was-like-one-of-those-people-who-is-allergic-to-the-twentieth/)

[Peter Wolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-wolf/)

> [You have to put yourself to one side and get away from the 'Victorian poet' model where you are the universe. You have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-wolf/you-have-to-put-yourself-to-one-side-and-get-away-from-the-victorian/)

[Peter Wolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-wolf/)

> [My journey is technical complexity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-wolf/my-journey-is-technical-complexity/)

[Peter Wolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-wolf/)

> [Of course, your ideas can be stolen... I used to think it was immoral; now I think of it as a compliment... Ultimately, an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-wolf/of-course-your-ideas-can-be-stolen-i-used-to-think-it-was-immoral-now/)

[Peter Wolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-wolf/)

> [It's important to balance the drudgery with inspiration. It's a nightmare if you are just existing in the present project - you don't feel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-wolf/it-s-important-to-balance-the-drudgery-with-inspiration-it-s-a/)

[Peter Wolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-wolf/)

> [Sometimes people say I should see a therapist, but I don't want any therapist wrecking my weirdness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-wolf/sometimes-people-say-i-should-see-a-therapist-but-i-don-t-want-any/)

[Peter Wolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-wolf/)

> [My big struggle has been how to expand my mind without being able to expand my physical experience of the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-wolf/my-big-struggle-has-been-how-to-expand-my-mind-without-being-able-to/)

[Peter Wolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-wolf/)

> [If you have a success, the terror is how on earth can you follow it up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-wolf/if-you-have-a-success-the-terror-is-how-on-earth-can-you-follow-it-up/)

[Peter Wolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-wolf/)

> [You have to get something down, and then find ways of working in complexity and different layers of meaning... My first drafts are usually…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-wolf/you-have-to-get-something-down-and-then-find-ways-of-working-in/)

[Peter Wolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-wolf/)

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