Nicholas Tanek > Nicholas's Quotes

“The world is like a ride in an amusement park, and when you choose to go on it you think it's real because that's how powerful our minds are. The ride goes up and down, around and around, it has thrills and chills, and it's very brightly colored, and it's very loud, and it's fun for a while. Many people have been on the ride a long time, and they begin to wonder, "Hey, is this real, or is this just a ride?" And other people have remembered, and they come back to us and say, "Hey, don't worry; don't be afraid, ever, because this is just a ride." And we … kill those people. "Shut him up! I've got a lot invested in this ride, shut him up! Look at my furrows of worry, look at my big bank account, and my family. This has to be real." It's just a ride. But we always kill the good guys who try and tell us that, you ever notice that? And let the demons run amok … But it doesn't matter, because it's just a ride. And we can change it any time we want. It's only a choice. No effort, no work, no job, no savings of money. Just a simple choice, right now, between fear and love. The eyes of fear want you to put bigger locks on your doors, buy guns, close yourself off. The eyes of love instead see all of us as one. Here's what we can do to change the world, right now, to a better ride. Take all that money we spend on weapons and defenses each year and instead spend it feeding and clothing and educating the poor of the world, which it would pay for many times over, not one human being excluded, and we could explore space, together, both inner and outer, forever, in peace.”
― Bill Hicks

“I knew when I met you an adventure was going to happen.”
― A.A. Milne

“I always thought it was interesting that people who held life and death in their hands were so aloof.”
― Nicholas Tanek, The Coolest Way to Kill Yourself

“I believe that if someone loves someone else and they become partners in life, those two people should have a connection where they will step up and take care of business.”
― Nicholas Tanek, The Coolest Way to Kill Yourself

“Jealousy is a dangerous mistress who will always leave you bruised.”
― Nicholas Tanek, The Coolest Way to Kill Yourself

“Life goes on and so does love. As”
― Nicholas Tanek, The Coolest Way to Kill Yourself

“I am writing this for the girl who felt that no one would ever write something for her.”
― Nicholas Tanek, The Coolest Way to Kill Yourself

“New Jersey is in the shadows of Philadelphia and Manhattan. We are the wild and weird sibling of the Tri-State family, always kind of the outcast.”
― Nicholas Tanek, The Coolest Way to Kill Yourself

“Crying makes people not want to be around you. When someone honestly wants to comfort you when you are crying, that person loves you. When both of you can cry together, you love each other.”
― Nicholas Tanek, The Coolest Way to Kill Yourself

“Even if my actions led to my own heartbreak, I would be a better lover to the next woman.”
― Nicholas Tanek, The Coolest Way to Kill Yourself

“The joyous dancing and socializing changed to a dirty and dangerous dependency. My”
― Nicholas Tanek, The Coolest Way to Kill Yourself

“I was going to be a famous writer, author, auteur, musician, actor, director…. I ended up being a beautiful fool.”
― Nicholas Tanek, The Coolest Way to Kill Yourself

“I was a spoiled white boy with the opportunity to learn about the fire but not get burned.”
― Nicholas Tanek, The Coolest Way to Kill Yourself

“My major was getting high and my minor was cunnilingus. One”
― Nicholas Tanek, The Coolest Way to Kill Yourself

“When it comes to drug use, a good long look in the mirror is the ultimate intervention. I felt ugly. I felt unsexy. I was a failure. I was everything I never wanted to be. As”
― Nicholas Tanek, The Coolest Way to Kill Yourself

“I realized that this was not about having fun or getting high anymore. This was about not being sick.”
― Nicholas Tanek, The Coolest Way to Kill Yourself

“I broke this woman’s heart and she was helping me.”
― Nicholas Tanek, The Coolest Way to Kill Yourself

“My personal soundtrack changed from emotionally poignant indie music to more of a gritty hip-hop edge. If I had a soul, it was not around. At”
― Nicholas Tanek, The Coolest Way to Kill Yourself

“I wanted to kill the person I had become so that I could be the person who I always wanted to be.”
― Nicholas Tanek, The Coolest Way to Kill Yourself

“I was married, but deep inside, I wanted a connection.”
― Nicholas Tanek, The Coolest Way to Kill Yourself

“The realization that we were living in a world of appearances struck something deep inside.”
― Nicholas Tanek, The Coolest Way to Kill Yourself

“Emotional women are magnificently and uniquely mind-blowing. They are usually exceptional and imaginative lovers. They are wonderful at conversation. They are open-minded. They are kinky.”
― Nicholas Tanek, The Coolest Way to Kill Yourself

“I was hooked in a parallel dimension infinitely evolving and destroying itself. For”
― Nicholas Tanek, The Coolest Way to Kill Yourself

“Make no mistake: A low self-esteem, a broken heart, and a sense of helplessness will make you act in ways you never have before. Slowly,”
― Nicholas Tanek, The Coolest Way to Kill Yourself

“While most people have a healthy fear of the grim reaper, we wanted to hang out with Death and see what records he listened to. Dust”
― Nicholas Tanek, The Coolest Way to Kill Yourself

“Without logic or meaning, we embraced absurdity. Now,”
― Nicholas Tanek, The Coolest Way to Kill Yourself

“the absurdity of proposing marriage on Independence Day.”
― Nicholas Tanek, The Coolest Way to Kill Yourself

“I hate diamonds. I do not think some kid on the other side of the world should lose an arm so my wife can have something sparkling on her ring finger.”
― Nicholas Tanek, The Coolest Way to Kill Yourself

“Why did I write about this? What does this contribute to the story? What rhymes with orange? It’s LSD, does it matter?”
― Nicholas Tanek, The Coolest Way to Kill Yourself

“The true measure of character is what someone takes away from their far-from-finest moments.”
― Nicholas Tanek, The Coolest Way to Kill Yourself