Samantha

“She doesn't have a ring on each finger, or a big diamond on each ring.
She doesn't wear a gold watch that costs as much as a fancy car.
In fact, she doesn't own a fancy car.
She doesn't carry an enormous designer bag.
But she might have a newspaper under her arm.
She might mention Sartre or Foucault in a conversation.
It's her personality that sparkles and nothing else: the signs of intellectual wealth.”
― Anne Berest, How to Be Parisian Wherever You Are: Love, Style, and Bad Habits

“Life is so damn short. For fuck's sake, just do what makes you happy.”
― Bill Murray

“But the reason I decided to go to New York was because I had seen Iggy Pop and I thought I had seen God. And because I had sent to Interview magazine for Rene Ricard's first book of poetry, The Blue Book. I had never sent for anything before but something told me to do this. I had read that book over and over again like a Bible. I realized that a book can reach out and embrace you like an arm and make you walk away from everything you thought you understood.”
― Jennifer Clement, Widow Basquiat: A Love Story

“Dearly beloved. We are gathered here today. To get through this thing called life.”
― Prince