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“Hay que estar siempre ebrio. Nada más: ése es todo el asunto. Para no sentir el horrible peso del Tiempo que os fatiga la espalda y os inclina hacia la tierra, tenéis que embriagaros sin tregua. Pero, ¿de qué? De vino, de poesía o de virtud, como queráis. Pero embriagaos.”
― Paris Spleen
― Paris Spleen
“...Narcissus was so egotist...he was merely another of us who, in our unshatterable isolation, recognized, on seeing his reflection, the beautiful comrade, the only inseparatable love...poor Narcissus, possibly the only human who was ever honest on this point.”
― Other Voices, Other Rooms
― Other Voices, Other Rooms
“The games are always been played, and no one plays the games like me. You just have to be the best.
And I usually am.”
― Filth
And I usually am.”
― Filth
“She felt a cage coming down around her; too late she realized that he had her trapped by the heart. And like any unwilling animal that was well and truly caught, she could escape only by leaving a piece of herself behind.”
― Nineteen Minutes
― Nineteen Minutes
“A castaway in the sea was going down for the third time when he caught sight of a passing ship. Gathering his last strength, he waved frantically and called for help. Someone on board peered at him scornfully and shouted back, "Get a boat!”
― Beyond Civilization: Humanity's Next Great Adventure
― Beyond Civilization: Humanity's Next Great Adventure
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