John Shade > John's Quotes

“No persons are more frequently wrong, than those who will not admit they are wrong.”
― François de La Rochefoucauld

“One cannot answer for his courage when he has never been in danger.”
― Francois de La Rochefoucauld, Maxims

“Most writers regard the truth as their most valuable possession, and therefore are economical in its use.”
― Mark Twain

“When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong.”
― Arthur C. Clarke

“If you stare at someone long enough, they'll eventually look back at you.”
― Cory Doctorow, Little Brother

“...you're either gonna spend your life fucking pussy, or taking it to church.”
― Dave Matthes, Bar Nights

“The universe is a meat grinder and we're just pork in designer shoes, keeping busy so we can pretend we're not all headed for the sausage factory. Maybe I've been hallucinating this whole time and there is no Heaven and Hell. Instead of having to choose between God and the devil, maybe our only real choice comes down to link or patty?”
― Richard Kadrey, Kill the Dead

“Seeing ourselves as others see us would probably confirm our worst suspicions about them.”
― Franklin P. Adams

“Being unhappy alone isn't all that much fun, but what's even tougher is playing one's part without forgetting one's lines, coping with other people's compassion, their comments, being there with the right line when they give the cue.”
― Francois Maspero, Cat's Grin

“Humans are part of nature, and nature is one great big wood chipper. Sooner or later, everything shoots out the other end in a spray of blood, bones, and hair.”
― Douglas Coupland, Player One: What Is to Become of Us

“Yes, world.
Truly.
You disgust me.
Please continue.”
― Eric Jarosinski, Nein: A Manifesto

“This year had been one for the books. And by that, Jason meant a book that got doused in gasoline, set on fire, and kicked over a cliff.”
― Katherine McIntyre, Color of a Soul

“I find it harder to keep reading stuff that doesn’t interest me more or less immediately; something I didn’t have trouble doing when I thought I'd live forever.”
― Eric B.