Mark Frost > Quotes

“Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body. But rather, to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up,totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming .... WOW what a ride.”
― Mark Frost, The Match: The Day the Game of Golf Changed Forever

“We have two families in life. One were born with that shares our blood. Another we meet along the way that's willing to give it's life for us.”
― Mark Frost, The Paladin Prophecy

“I take all the best parts of YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook, and combine them into a whole new service called … YouTwit-face.”
― Mark Frost, The Paladin Prophecy

“For instance, there is no light without darkness—and this troubles many of us—but without it, how else would we tell one from the other? We spend half of every day in darkness; surely we should make our peace with this.”
― Mark Frost, Twin Peaks: The Final Dossier

“A wise man once told me that mystery is the most essential ingredient of life, for the following reason: mystery creates wonder, which leads to curiosity, which in turn provides the ground for our desire to understand who and what we truly are.”
― Mark Frost, The Secret History of Twin Peaks

“Sometimes an owl is just an owl.”
― Mark Frost, The Secret History of Twin Peaks

“You know the old saying,” said Nick. “Keep your friends close and your enemies dead and buried in the basement.”
― Mark Frost, The Paladin Prophecy

“Don't make another's pain the source of your own happiness.”
― Mark Frost, The Paladin Prophecy

“Dude, you're scaring the crap out of me,' said Nick. 'I'm serious, I literally have no crap right now.”
― Mark Frost, The Paladin Prophecy

“Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body. But rather, to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up,totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming .... WOW what a ride.”
― Mark Frost

“#41: SLEEP WHEN YOU’RE SLEEPY. CATS TAKE NAPS SO THEY’RE ALWAYS READY FOR ANYTHING.”
― Mark Frost, The Paladin Prophecy

“Check that - I've found the end. Nick, please be kind enough to withdraw your head to a reasonable distance from my hindquarters.'
-Ajay”
― Mark Frost, The Paladin Prophecy

“Why am I telling you this?" he went on. "A secret's only a secret as long as you keep it. Once you tell someone it loses all its power--for good or for ill--like that, it's just another piece of information. But a real mystery can't be solved, not completely. It's always just out of reach, like a light around the corner; you might catch a glimpse of what it reveals, feel its warmth, but you can't know the heart of it, not really. That's what gives it value: It can't be cracked, it's bigger than you and me, bigger than everything we know. Those tight-ass suits can keep their secrets, they don't add up to anything. This deep in the game, pal, I'll take mystery every time.”
― Mark Frost, The Secret History of Twin Peaks

“Hate wears you down and doesn’t hurt your enemy. It’s like taking poison and hoping your enemy will die.”
― Mark Frost, The Paladin Prophecy: Alliance: Book Two

“But if you seek the truth you must approach the unknown. Lean into it. Wait for it to speak to you. Are you willing to pass that threshold?”
― Mark Frost, The Secret History of Twin Peaks

“It is not the ink and the paper that matter, but the hand that holds the pen.”
― Mark Frost, The Paladin Prophecy

“If man could apply half the ingenuity he’s exhibited in the creation of weapons to more sensible ends, there’s no limit to what he might yet accomplish”
― Mark Frost, The List of Seven

“Good literature is a mirror through which we see ourselves more clearly.”
― Mark Frost, The Secret History of Twin Peaks

“Our minds are wired by nature to detect patterns.”
― Mark Frost, The Secret History of Twin Peaks

“Mysteries precede humankind, envelop us and draw us forward into exploration and wonder. Secrets are the work of humankind, a covert and often insidious way to gather, withhold or impose power. Do not confuse the pursuit of one with the manipulation of the other.”
― Mark Frost, The Secret History of Twin Peaks

“Embrace paradox. Look for patterns.

Beethoven holds the key but doesn't know it yet.

Hiding inside your Shangri-La you might find the Gates of Hell”
― Mark Frost, The Paladin Prophecy

“West," said Coach Jericho.
"That's me," said Will, raising his hand slightly.
"That's him," said Nick, pointing.
"That's helpful," said Jericho.”
― Mark Frost, The Paladin Prophecy

“WILL’S RULES FOR LIVING #13: READ BOOKS TO GET SMARTER. READ PEOPLE TO BECOME WISER.”
― Mark Frost, Rogue

“A core fundamental of human existence is wonder—and its analogue is fear. You can’t have one without the other, flip sides of the coin.”
― Mark Frost, Twin Peaks: The Final Dossier

“A traveller learns more than a passenger.”
― Mark Frost, Twin Peaks: The Final Dossier

“Knowing isn’t understanding,”
― Mark Frost, Rogue

“He wants us to think for ourselves, without fear of ridicule or judgment. He wants us to make up our minds and ignore what the rest of the world is saying. Pay no attention to fads or fashions, and listen, always, to the voice of your innermost self. Learning who you are is your primary task. There are no mistakes in life, as far as Emerson’s concerned, only lessons. Once you master one lesson, you move on to the next. And the only place you can learn is right now. In the everlasting present.”
― Mark Frost, The Paladin Prophecy

“.....the light you possess will burn to the great benefit of this world long after our poor footprints have been washed from the sand.”
― Mark Frost, The List of Seven

“... The only difference between realizing a dream and losing oneself in fantasy [is] backbreaking work.”
― Mark Frost, The Greatest Game Ever Played

“...we have two families in life. The one we're born with that shares our blood. Another we meet along the way that's willing to give its blood for us.”
― Mark Frost