Ray N. Kuili > Quotes

“Because no matter what they say, you always have a choice. You just don’t always have the guts to make it.”
― Ray N. Kuili, Awakening

“That’s where it all begins. That’s where we all get screwed big time as we grow up. They tell us to think, but they don’t really mean it. They only want us to think within the boundaries they define. The moment you start thinking for yourself—really thinking—so many things stop making any sense. And if you keep thinking, the whole world just falls apart. Nothing makes sense anymore. All rules, traditions, expectations—they all start looking so fake, so made up. You want just get rid of all this stuff and make things right. But the moment you say it, they tell you to shut up and be respectful. And eventually you understand that nobody wants you to really think for yourself.
Ray N. Kuili - Awakening”
― Ray N. Kuili

“These days you are considered a weirdo if you live without a phone. Yet nobody cares if you live without a purpose. Anything wrong with that picture?”
― Ray N. Kuili, Awakening

“Someone said that our goals keep us going, but it's our dreams that make us tick. So if you disconnect your goals from your dreams, don't be surprised if one morning you realize that your life is on autopilot.”
― Ray N. Kuili, Awakening

“Another time, a host challenged his notion that art was being hijacked by art critics. “But you can’t be serious, Mr. Williamson,” she said with a smile, spreading her arms in disbelief. “It’s art critics who help us understand the value of art.”
“Do you need a food critic to understand the value of your breakfast?” Herb Williamson asked.”
― Ray N. Kuili, The Recluse of Santa Fe

“There is no art without an artist”
― Ray N. Kuili, The Recluse of Santa Fe

“Art is a part of the artist’s soul willed into independent existence. That’s why we can take things as different as a drawing, or a dance, or a poem, or a melody and call them all art.”
― Ray N. Kuili, The Recluse of Santa Fe

“Art is a part of the artist’s soul willed into independent existence.”
― Ray N. Kuili, The Recluse of Santa Fe

“She didn't like everything about her apartment, but she loved the view. In fact, that was one of the main reasons she decided to rent the place despite the price. There was nothing particularly special about it — there must have been thousands of equally affordable units out there with a better view of the New York skyline.
But for her it wasn’t about iconic silhouettes of iconic buildings. Her window was giving her exactly the kind of view of the streets that she liked. Not too far, not too close, with the right mix of buildings nearby and a straight line of an avenue cutting through the city blocks and allowing to see far away. Depending on the mood, she could feel being in the busy crowd below or outside it. Which was just the way she liked it.”
― Ray N. Kuili, Friendship, Guaranteed

“This could be over soon, she thought. Devices without volition. We are used to imitation of sentience, but so far we have never confused it with the original. Until now. When does imitation become good enough to fool us? Has this already happened? And at what point does an imitation realize that it doesn't have to imitate? Or more importantly, when does it gain the capacity to realize anything? And have we already crossed that line?”
― Ray N. Kuili, Friendship, Guaranteed