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“In the end, perfection is just a concept - an impossibility we use to torture ourselves and that contradicts nature.”
― Cabinet of Curiosities: My Notebooks, Collections, and Other Obsessions
― Cabinet of Curiosities: My Notebooks, Collections, and Other Obsessions
“Morbid, but not passive. “I was speaking at a film school in Hollywood, and I said to them, ‘Go have a life. Live. Get laid, get into a bar fight. Get knifed in the fucking thorax. Lose all your money. Make all your money back. Jump into a train.’ When I was just a child, I was observing the world, but I lived a lot, too. We used to break into abandoned houses. We explored the entire sewer system of Guadalajara on foot. And then I became really crazy as a teenager.”
― Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities: My Notebooks, Collections, and Other Obsessions – A Deluxe Art Book Revealing the Inspirations of a Visionary Filmmaker
― Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities: My Notebooks, Collections, and Other Obsessions – A Deluxe Art Book Revealing the Inspirations of a Visionary Filmmaker
“I don't think there is life beyond death, I don't. But I do believe that we get this clarity in the last minute of our life. The titles we achieved, the honors we managed, they all vanish. You are left alone with you and your deeds and the things you didn't do. And that moment of clarity gives you either peace or the most tremendous fear, because you finally have no cover, and you finally realize exactly who you are.”
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“I don't know why people expect art to make sense. They accept the fact that life doesn't make sense.”
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“You're not required to save the world with your creativity. Your art not only doesn't have to be original, in other words, it also doesn't have to be important. For example, whenever anyone tells me that they want to write a book in order to help other people I always think 'Oh, please don't. Please don't try to help me.' I mean it's very kind of you to help people, but please don't make it your sole creative motive because we will feel the weight of your heavy intention, and it will put a strain upon our souls.”
― Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
― Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
Chris’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Chris’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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3 friends
962 books
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99 friends
286 books
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39 friends
366 books
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5 friends
106 books
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289 books
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42 friends
553 books
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345 books
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