Chris Blamires > Quotes

“The arrogance of the conscious mind to think that it’s the one in charge, when it’s a young upstart who’s muscled in and knows nothing at all. It’s actually worse than Jo’s runaway bus…’ Nathan smiles wryly. ‘I think that used to be my line.’ ‘…As t’bus careers downhill we’re sat on top deck shouting out instructions. In reality there isn’t a soul at the wheel.’ ‘So what then? You just give up?’ ‘Maybe …probably. But then, you see, existence is sweet even if life is shit. Life is only the sound of dreams breaking into shards of glass whereas existence is everything. People tend to mix them up;”
― Chris Blamires, A Time of Myths

“Underneath it all, the drunk likes the world but needs it more friendly,’ Jacques continues quietly, ‘But the druggie wants a different world altogether. She has this self-destructive trait. Every time things were getting better she‘d suddenly slip back, as if in her heart she didn’t want to kick it.”
― Chris Blamires, A Time of Myths