“[...]the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes “Awww!”
― On the Road
― On the Road
“I think you are wrong to want a heart. It makes most people unhappy. If you only knew it, you are in luck not to have a heart.”
― The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
― The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” - Albert Einstein His”
― Einstein: A Life of Genius (The True Story of Albert Einstein)
― Einstein: A Life of Genius (The True Story of Albert Einstein)
“Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout with some painful illness. One would never undertake such a thing if one were not driven on by some demon whom one can neither resist nor understand.”
― Why I Write
― Why I Write
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