

“Myth could be as sustaining as reality - sometimes even more so.”
― The Lost Art of Gratitude
― The Lost Art of Gratitude

“People took such awful chances with chemicals and their bodies because they wanted the quality of their lives to improve. They lived in ugly places where there were only ugly things to do. They didn't own doodley-squat, so they couldn't improve their surroundings. so they did their best to make their insides beautiful instead.”
― Breakfast of Champions
― Breakfast of Champions

“Young people want mirrors. Older people want art.”
― Burnt Tongues
― Burnt Tongues

“A child should never even think about being a "good son." A parent decides that fate for the child. The parent encourages that. Not the child himself. And the "perfect dad"? I shudder at thinking what that may be.”
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“Creating is living doubly. The groping, anxious quest of a Proust, his meticulous collecting of flowers, of wallpapers, and of anxieties, signifies nothing else.”
― The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays
― The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays
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