Helmi Solimeïs

“To look at life without words is not to lose the ability to form words- to think, remember, and plan. To be silent is not to lose your tongue. On the contrary, it is only through silence that one can discover something new to talk about. One who talked incessantly, without stopping to look and listen, would repeat himself ad nauseam.
It is the same with thinking, which is really silent talking. It is not, by itself, open to the discovery of anything new, for its only novelties are simply arrangements of old words and ideas.”
― Alan Wilson Watts, The Wisdom of Insecurity: A Message for an Age of Anxiety

“Things have a life of their own," the gypsy proclaimed with a harsh accent. "It's simply a matter of waking up their souls.”
― Gabriel García Márquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude

“People who dress up in bizarre costumes have a savoir-vivre - not to mention the sort of personality disorder - that he admires.”
― Thomas Pynchon, Gravity’s Rainbow

“When will you discover that it would be a good idea to memorize your life, even the large part of it that will revolt you?”
― italo svevo, Zeno's Conscience