This Is Burning Man Quotes

“On this particular expedition, we shall travel to a vast desolate, white expanse stretching onward to the horizon in all directions... A place where you could gain nothing or lose everything and no one would ever know. A place well-beyond that which you think you understand.”
― Brian Doherty, This Is Burning Man: The Rise of a New American Underground

“I've seen things you wouldn't believe, and I believe in things you can't see.”
― Brian Doherty, This Is Burning Man: The Rise of a New American Underground

“They knew the money had to go somewhere more secure. In ’96, they dug a hole in the playa with a backhoe and submerged an old water heater. They thrust a pipe into the water heater, left the other end of the pipe flush with the playa surface, and erected John Law’s tent over it, with a hole cut in the bottom over the pipe. Daily, bagged wads of cash were shoved down the pipe.”
― Brian Doherty, This Is Burning Man: The Rise of a New American Underground

“We bring light to unite the boulevards of Black Rock City: the light of civilization, navigation, and celebration. In honor of the immensity of the desert and the immensity of our dreams and visions, we hang our lamps high.”
― Brian Doherty, This Is Burning Man: The Rise of a New American Underground