Tom > Tom's Quotes

“You will become way less concerned with what other people think of you when you realize how seldom they do.”
― David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest

“your body is not a temple, it's an amusement park. Enjoy the ride.”
― Anthony Bourdain, Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly

“Guilt is the price we pay willingly for doing what we are going to do anyway.”
― Isabelle Holland

“It is a curious thought, but it is only when you see people looking ridiculous that you realize just how much you love them. ”
― Agatha Christie, Agatha Christie: An Autobiography

“I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.”
― Edgar Allan Poe

“Champagne, if you are seeking the truth, is better than a lie detector.”
― Graham Greene

“Books are finite, sexual encounters are finite, but the desire to read and to fuck is infinite; it surpasses our own deaths, our fears, our hopes for peace.”
― Roberto Bolano

“The world is indeed comic, but the joke is on mankind.”
― H. P. Lovecraft

“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read.”
― James Baldwin

“Everything I’ve ever let go of has claw marks on it.”
― David Foster Wallace

“Sometimes books don't find us until the right time.”
― Gabrielle Zevin, The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

“Have you ever seen a human heart? It looks like a fist, wrapped in blood! Go fuck yourself!”
― Patrick Marber, Closer: A Play

“IN CONVERSATION, TRIFLING OCCURRENCES, such as small disappointments, petty annoyances, and other every-day incidents, should never be mentioned to your friends.”
― Isabella Mary Beeton, The Book of Household Management