Brian Ross > Brian's Quotes

“He arose from the loblollies
to follow the estuaries of his mind.”
― Brian M. Ross, Names of the Kingdom

“Poetry serves one
as a shaman’s drum
or a church choir—

preparing the soul
for its quiet, luxurious feast.”
― Brian M. Ross, Names of the Kingdom

“Curiosity killed the cat.
And the scavengers come out to feast.”
― Brian M. Ross, Names of the Kingdom

“My brain flops over the desk and oozes into the keyboard.

Grey and white matter seep between the keys, leaving behind a sticky residue.”
― Brian M. Ross, Names of the Kingdom

“Pictures fall like meteors,
streak across sky-blue thoughts.”
― Brian M. Ross, Names of the Kingdom

“People say that what we’re all seeking is a meaning for life. I don’t think that’s what we’re really seeking. I think that what we’re seeking is an experience of being alive, so that our life experiences on the purely physical plane will have resonances with our own innermost being and reality, so that we actually feel the rapture of being alive.”
― Joseph Campbell, The Power of Myth

“Life has no meaning. Each of us has meaning and we bring it to life. It is a waste to be asking the question when you are the answer.”
― Joseph Campbell

“I feel like I'm slipping but do people who are actually slipping feel that way or is it always the really good people who are moving up who invariably think they're slipping because their standards are so high?”
― James L. Brooks, Broadcast News

“Life is like arriving late for a movie, having to figure out what was going on without bothering everybody with a lot of questions, and then being unexpectedly called away before you find out how it ends.”
― Joseph Campbell, Creative Mythology