Meredith Mcquaide

“Like writing, paintings seem to hint at a topsy-turvy world in which, so to speak, time’s arrow moves the other way.”
― Martin Amis, Time's Arrow

“The people must acquire faith in themselves before they are ready to believe in anything beyond themselves.”
― Margaret Weis, Dragons of a Fallen Sun

“1492. As children we were taught to memorize this year with pride and joy as the year people began living full and imaginative lives on the continent of North America. Actually, people had been living full and imaginative lives on the continent of North America for hundreds of years before that. 1492 was simply the year sea pirates began to rob, cheat, and kill them.”
― Kurt Vonnegut

“You know, from what I've seen, at twenty you know you're not going to be a rock star. By twenty-five, you know you're not going to be a dentist or a professional. And by thirty, a darkness starts moving in - you wonder if you're ever going to be fulfilled, let alone wealthy or successful. By thirty-five, you know, basically, what you're going to be doing the rest of your life; you become resigned to your fate.”
― Douglas Coupland, Girlfriend in a Coma