Sean Wilsey > Quotes

“We are the bright new stars born of a screaming black hole, the nascent suns burst from the darkness, from the grasping void of space that folds and swallows -- a darkness that would devour anyone not as strong as we.”
― Sean Wilsey, Oh the Glory of It All

“A memoir, at its heart, is written in order to figure out who you are.”
― Sean Wilsey, Oh the Glory of It All

“Underneath the professional smiles there is a sadness in this country that is sunk so deep in the culture you can taste it in your morning Cheerios.”
― Sean Wilsey, More Curious

“Kids are trusting and wise and I cannot think of a less useful combination to be born with. The wisdom lets children know who they are. And then the trust lets everyone else take that knowledge away.”
― Sean Wilsey, Oh the Glory of It All

“Writing is controlled substance. It acts with the least mediation and strongest effect.”
― Sean Wilsey

“That's why she felt entitled to be filthy rich. It explains and excuses a lot. She didn't want money because money was power; she wanted it because she'd been poor, and money cures poverty. [...] But beauty is like money from God. And Mom has always been beautiful.”
― Sean Wilsey, Oh the Glory of It All

“The boy whose father takes him swimming, the girl whose mother takes her to the theater, children whose parents do things with them - these are not skateboarders.”
― Sean Wilsey, More Curious

“We have elevated money to the level of humanity. But money and humanity are enemies. Enemies who feed off, lie to, and use each other. There can be no freedom in this situation. Only fear. By elevating money you give it a vote. So what does money think is the ideal global condition? And what does humanity think is the idea financial one? The disastrous answer to both of these questions is: more.”
― Sean Wilsey