“why don't we go back out there and tell them what happened?
because nothing happened except that everybody has been driven insane and stupid by life. in this society there are only two things that count: don't be caught without money and don't get caught high on any kind of high.
(Night Streets of Madness)”
― Tales of Ordinary Madness
because nothing happened except that everybody has been driven insane and stupid by life. in this society there are only two things that count: don't be caught without money and don't get caught high on any kind of high.
(Night Streets of Madness)”
― Tales of Ordinary Madness
“Pain is a pesky part of being human, I've learned it feels like a stab wound to the heart, something I wish we could all do without, in our lives here. Pain is a sudden hurt that can't be escaped. But then I have also learned that because of pain, I can feel the beauty, tenderness, and freedom of healing. Pain feels like a fast stab wound to the heart. But then healing feels like the wind against your face when you are spreading your wings and flying through the air! We may not have wings growing out of our backs, but healing is the closest thing that will give us that wind against our faces.”
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“Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future.”
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“I had discovered that learning something, no matter how complex, wasn't hard when I had a reason to want to know it.”
― Rocket Boys
― Rocket Boys
“the free soul is rare, but you know it when you see it - basically because you feel good, very good, when you are near or with them.”
― Tales of Ordinary Madness
― Tales of Ordinary Madness
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