Attributed No Source Quotes

“God, please, can I find someone beautiful, true, sincere, honest and idealistic? Please may they exist, that I may myself be this way.”
― Gordon Roddick, 1963

“Life creeps ever forward to the theme of nothing.”
― Gordon Roddick, 1963

“Dreams are made true. I have always been a dreamer, but dreams are merely a distraction if nothing ever happens.”
― Gordon Roddick

“Philosophy is, I think, a way to happiness by logical reasoning, to wipe out illogicality’s irrationalities.”
― Gordon Roddick, 1963

“A need, yes, there is a need because time and time again, I prove that I am frightened of it. Yes, a gut-twisting, tormenting fear of all people and what they think of me, always; always, this is over my shoulder.”
― Gordon Roddick, 1963

“I cannot escape from myself. I need a holiday from myself, a long holiday. I must shed my old self like a snake sheds its skin.”
― Gordon Roddick, 1963

“I must think about working, marrying and money.”
― Gordon Roddick, 1963

“That tree out there, how green? How many leaves? Many thousands, hanging taught, stretched stems pulpy with parenchyma, fleshy with growth, glutinous, gluttonous growth, dripping growth till it grows weary and there is no more growth, then it dies and drops brownly to the green earth and lies dead.”
― Gordon Roddick, 1963

“It waits for the cruel flame; then it will recoil, curl up, blacken and scream to be blown away on the wind, another dead thing cast off by the wind of time.”
― Gordon Roddick, 1963

“What shape is its mother, the trunk of life? Why, it's conical, just like the pear tree that bloody partridge sits in every Christmas time.”
― Gordon Roddick, 1963

“It is better that we look, in mutual want, and let the rest go by. ”
― Gordon Roddick, 1963

“Regret it afterwards, but with what pleasant regrets, there will be no tattered shameful memories of a greedy love, hotly stolen one parting night, no shattered illusions or painful recriminations, just a gentle, wistful smile and stirring of desire, a little regret for a cool and pleasant body still virgin for each other. It seems a crime not to take, but perhaps the crime would be greater in the taking. ”
― Gordon Roddick, 1963

“The anticipation of anything, act or experience, be what it may, is always better than the accomplishment of it. ”
― Gordon Roddick, 1963

“The completion of the anticipated is often anticlimactic disillusionment, cruel and harsh. Thus, ideals are good as long as they are unattainable, even though we swear we will attain them.”
― Gordon Roddick, 1963

“What I like about ideals is that they want to be hot and passionate and appear nonsensical to the sensible man.”
― Gordon Roddick, 1963

“Ideals should be believed, loved and held above all else.”
― Gordon Roddick, 1963

“The attainment of ideals is the attainment of perfection, and pure perfection is imperfection since it can only be boring and undesirable. If one could attain the perfection of one's own ideals, it would be just the same.”
― Gordon Roddick, 1963

“I’m completely alone in every sense of the word. ”
― Gordon Roddick, 1963

“Damn it, damn it, damn it. I need people. ”
― Gordon Roddick, 1963

“You can't fight the whole human race simply because you see your thoughts and actions and your potential thoughts and actions mirrored within them, so live with them. ”
― Gordon Roddick, 1963

“Crap. Before one starts this fighting, one has to sort a few things out, such as one's bloody morality. ”
― Gordon Roddick, 1963

“What if one's view is right or wrong? What is good or bad, and why? Things I must define more clearly – this is something lacking in me.”
― Gordon Roddick, 1963

“I am Gordon Roddick, 23 years of age. Screw behaviour patterns. Serenity. This pen, too. It's no bloody good.”
― Gordon Roddick, 1963

“Forgiveness was never a big part of the deal. Clarity of purpose, great journeys, unequal struggle, dogged persistence, moments of deep despair, mountainous odds stacked against the hero. The glimmer of light, the one true test. ”
― Gordon Roddick, 1963

“All are equal – what incredible, intelligent bullshit.”
― Gordon Roddick, 1963

“I had arrived with a thirst for adventure, adventure of any description. I was a stupid 23-year‑old boy looking for trouble. What trouble looked like, I had no idea.”
― Gordon Roddick, 1963

“Be last at everything. Nobody will have any expectations.”
― Gordon Roddick

“From the onset, I know nothing I can say or do will make any difference. Good conversation is paramount.”
― Gordon Roddick

“Creation God murdered me, buried me on earth, I came alive. My own rebirth.”
― Gordon Roddick

“I am a flower of bloody energy, of blood, of bones, damn weakness; let strange ever win.”
― Gordon Roddick