Χαρακτηριστικο δειγμα του Ντανταιστικου χιουμορ του Satie.
An artist must regulate his life.
Here is a time-table of my daily acts.
I rise at 7.18; am inspired from10.23 to 11.47.
I lunch at 12.11 and leave the table at 12.14.
A healthy ride on horse-back round my domain follows from 1.19 pm to 2.53 pm.
Another bout of inspiration from 3.12 to 4.7 pm.
From 5 to 6.47 pm variousoccupations (fencing, reflection, immobility, visits, contemplation,
dexterity, natation, etc.)
Dinner is served at 7.16 and finished at 7.20 pm.
From 8.9 to 9.59 pm symphonic readings (out loud).
I go to bed regularly at 10.37 pm.
Once a week (on Tuesdays) I awake with a start at 3.14 am.
My only nourishment consists of food that is white: eggs, sugar, shredded
bones, the fat of dead animals, veal, salt, coco-nuts, chicken cooked in
white water, mouldy fruit, rice, turnips, sausages in camphor, pastry,
cheese (white varieties), cotton salad, and certain kinds of fish (without
their skin). I boil my wine and drink it cold mixed with the juice of the
Fuschia. I have a good appetite but never talk when eating for fear of
strangling myself.
I breathe carefully (a little at a time) and dance very rarely.
When walking I hold my ribs and look steadily behind me.
My expression is very serious; when I laugh it is unintentional, and I
always apologise very politely.
I sleep with only one eye closed, very profoundly.
My bed is round with a hole in it for my head to go through.
Every hour a servant takes my temperature and gives me another.
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