Skyscraper of a Man Quotes

“Some people are simply destined for meteoric lives, magnificently bright and awesome for a while until they slowly burnout and fade to black.”
― Michael Bowe, Skyscraper of a Man

“Before skyscrapers, only gods and angels inhabited the limitless sky, wayfarers of the heavenly plain, lingering long on soft, fluffy clouds, enjoying unrivaled views of earth. Who could resist such nobility for neighbors?”
― Michael Bowe, Skyscraper of a Man

“Only God can make a tree, so men build skyscrapers.”
― Michael Bowe, Skyscraper of a Man

“Lifetimes are the product of a million little decisions. Made well, the life will be one of character and productivity and substance. Made poorly, the life will be one of excuses and trailer parks and probationary periods.”
― Michael Bowe, Skyscraper of a Man

“An indisputable law of physics, water always finds the lowest level in an incredibly efficient manner. It penetrates any crevice or path that will facilitate its downward flow, steadily meandering and descending in search of lower planes. In our physical world, water is as efficient as gravity is unforgiving.
Human beings are mostly water. The body is comprised of more than 70% water and it is always tragic when human beings, true to their chemical composition, emulate the efficiency of water during dark, difficult periods in their lives, allowing one misstep or transgression to lead to lower and lower descent. Water can be beautiful to watch as it cascades downward in its transparent and fluid simplicity, but some human beings also have a tendency to fall and sink, like water without the beauty.”
― Michael Bowe, Skyscraper of a Man

“Rumors never actually die in newsrooms, floating instead like ghosts in the still air above the conversation until relevant again. Newsrooms are as haunted as Louisiana cemeteries.”
― Michael Bowe, Skyscraper of a Man

“Around here, everyone looks for a handout, for their lives are as forsaken as the unfortunate characters in a Steinbeck novel.”
― Michael Bowe, Skyscraper of a Man

“In my experience, what is whispered is often far more telling than what is spoken or shouted.”
― Michael Bowe, Skyscraper of a Man

“Whittling is the process of removing the unnecessary and leaving the essential, a rural art form that teaches craftsmen to envision and then seek the beauty or utility deep within.”
― Michael Bowe, Skyscraper of a Man

“In life, it seems that standing still is just as risky as moving forward. So much passes by.”
― Michael Bowe, Skyscraper of a Man

“Living in our home was a lot like living in a cloistered monastery - conversations were limited, meals were hearty and timely, and all issues of significance were left to higher powers.”
― Michael Bowe, Skyscraper of a Man

“Her cat suit consisted of a very flattering black body stocking that revealed an enticingly curvaceous figure, complimented by cat ears and paws, and mascara whiskers. Up until now, I had always considered myself a dog person, but that was a preference I suddenly found myself questioning.”
― Michael Bowe, Skyscraper of a Man

“Optimal Tower is a skyscraper unlike its predecessors, rising skyward as an artistic endeavor, spirited and soulful, with a steel and glass manifestation reminiscent of Claude Monet's water lilies, and instantly dismissive of the gray, steel and mortar structures of the past. The architects and builders have pilfered Monet's color pallet and painted this vertical stretch of the Cavanaugh skyline with the delicate greens and blues and grays and yellows of Giverny. Somehow, in the structure, the sensibility of an impressionist painting emerges as the muted colors are faded in splotches and sunlit in others, with gradual transitions as subtle as the delicate brush strokes of the master himself. Steel beams crisscross haphazardly throughout the towering facade, which only reinforces its intrinsic impressionistic essence by emulating the natural randomness of the lily pond. Atop the structure, a simple fifty foot spire seems to rein in the freeform work beneath it as it merges the natural splendor into one straight pinnacle skyward. This one hundred and fifteen story building reaches twenty-five stories above its surroundings, creating a gloriously artful and peaked skyline not unlike the Alps in France that will be instantly recognizable the world over and cause onlookers to gasp and utter, "C'est Magnifique.”
― Michael Bowe, Skyscraper of a Man