“Strange enlightenments are vouchsafed to those who seek the higher places.”
― The Third Policeman
― The Third Policeman
“Too often the people complain that they have done nothing with their
lives and then they wait for somebody to tell them that this isn't so.”
― What Matters Most is How Well You Walk Through the Fire
lives and then they wait for somebody to tell them that this isn't so.”
― What Matters Most is How Well You Walk Through the Fire
“Sometimes I see something so moving I know I’m not supposed to linger. See it and leave. If you stay too long, you wear out the wordless shock. Love it and trust it and leave.”
― Underworld
― Underworld
“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
“When a man sleeps, he is steeped and lost in a limp toneless happiness: awake he is restless, tortured by his body and the illusion of existence. Why have men spent the centuries seeking to overcome the awakened body? Put it to sleep, that is a better way. Let it serve only to turn the sleeping soul over, to change the blood-stream and thus make possible a deeper and more refined sleep.”
― At Swim-Two-Birds
― At Swim-Two-Birds
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