“[...]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
“So please, oh please, we beg, we pray,
Go throw your TV set away,
And in its place you can install
A lovely bookshelf on the wall.
Then fill the shelves with lots of books.”
― Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Go throw your TV set away,
And in its place you can install
A lovely bookshelf on the wall.
Then fill the shelves with lots of books.”
― Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
“There's some heinous fuckery goin' on mon.”
― Fluke: Or, I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings
― Fluke: Or, I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings
“To lose one parent, Mr. Worthing, may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness.”
― The Importance of Being Earnest
― The Importance of Being Earnest
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