Brandon > Brandon's Quotes

“Poets aren't poets because of the way they write, they are poets because of the way they see the world.”
― Brandon Gene Petit

“Even if I don't know enough to love you, I know I love the thought of you.”
― Brandon Gene Petit, Dreams in the Womb

“Only when you view life as a whole can you learn to love the day.”
― Brandon Gene Petit, AB Antiquo, AB Aeterno

“We shouldn't be looking for heroes, we should be looking for good ideas.”
― Noam Chomsky

“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”
― Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

“We found one another because I'm a fool for a beautiful face, and you're a fool for beautiful words.”
― Brandon Gene Petit, Dreams in the Womb

“I cannot account for all the times that destiny has brought us together and torn us apart again.”
― Brandon Gene Petit, Dreams in the Womb

“I seek wisdom in my dreams and nightmares, but in the end they teach me nothing but desire.”
― Brandon Gene Petit, Dreams in the Womb

“A clock in my world is merely for show... Time is not my chosen god.”
― Brandon Gene Petit, AB Antiquo, AB Aeterno

“What is the difference between a rose for a bouquet and a rose for a grave? Only the purpose, not the variety.”
― Brandon Gene Petit, AB Antiquo, AB Aeterno

“Sometimes I fancy that our thoughts are connected, that we drank of the same potion in a distant past and still ail from some unique shared affliction.”
― Brandon Gene Petit, AB Antiquo, AB Aeterno

“It seems you can't be gifted, without being cursed.”
― Brandon Gene Petit

“There are two simple things that can make writers shine: midnight coffee, and daytime wine.”
― Brandon Gene Petit

“There are two times of day in which artistic misanthropes thrive: after everyone else goes to bed, and before everyone else wakes up.”
― Brandon Gene Petit

“Writers are dangerous because ideas are dangerous.”
― Brandon Gene Petit

“No, I do not need an outrageous quest to prove my worth. I deserve happiness -- happiness on my own terms.”
― Anna Bayes, It Is Time and Other Stories

“There is something inherently deceptive about reality.”
― Alexandar Tomov

“I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche

“If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.”
― Martin Luther King Jr.