Wayne > Wayne's Quotes

“How marvelous books are, crossing worlds and centuries, defeating ignorance and, finally, cruel time itself.”
― Gore Vidal, Julian

“That luminous part of you that exists beyond personality–your soul, if you will–is as bright and shining as any that has ever been....Clear away everything that keeps you separate from this secret luminous place. Believe it exists, come to know it better, nurture it, share its fruits tirelessly.”
― George Saunders

“Do those things that incline you toward the big questions, and avoid the things that would reduce you and make you trivial.”
― George Saunders

“Don't be afraid to be confused. Try to remain permanently confused. Anything is possible. Stay open, forever, so open it hurts, and then open up some more, until the day you die, world without end, amen.”
― George Saunders, The Braindead Megaphone

“And yet, death was still there, everywhere. We had adopted her. She lived in us and we in her. She’d emerge from our red eyes and our clenched fists for brief sallies. She’d walk in white robes on the ruins of our shanty town and return to curl up inside us. We were the house she rested in and we’d find peace leaning on her.”
― Mahi Binebine, Horses of God

“TIP: Adding a splash of the wine you’re drinking to the sauce can build a bridge between the food and the wine.”
― Andrew Dornenburg, What to Drink with What You Eat: The Definitive Guide to Pairing Food with Wine, Beer, Spirits, Coffee, Tea - Even Water - Based on Expert Advice from America's Best Sommeliers

“Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.”
― Gustave Flaubert

“Fuck every cause that ends in murder and children crying.”
― Iain M. Banks, Against a Dark Background