"Fix Reason firmly in her seat, and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve the homage of reason than of blindfolded fear. ... Do not be frightened from this inquiry by any fear of its consequences. If it end in a belief that there is no God, ( Read more... )

"All those pictures that we have in our heads... we're just going to throw them out the window and replace them with reality, which is the most fun thing you can do."

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"...people think [Alice In Wonderland] is about drugs, because when you do too many drugs, you don't have any frames of reference that aren't just more drug."

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""You don't get to choose if you get hurt in this world, old man, but you do have some say in who hurts you."

Augustus Waters (The Fault In Our Stars)

“My dear,

Find what you love and let it kill you.
Let it drain you of your all.
Let it cling onto your back and weigh you down into eventual nothingness.
Let it kill you and let it devour your remains.
For all things will kill you, both slowly and fastly,
but it’s much better to be killed by a lover.”

- Charles Bukowski

Hey, slow down there, shortcake.

"A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving."

Lao Tzu

"Time's a river, so they say. And then you drown."

-The Weepies, "River From the Sky"

"A fanatic is one who redoubles his effort when he has forgotten his aim."
-George Santayana

“The first draft is just you telling yourself the story.” - Terry Pratchett