Madness Quotes

“you either love the world or you live in it”
― Sam Sax, Madness

“what does it mean to be descendant
of something monstrous?

to still love the monster?”
― Sam Sax, Madness

“love at first sight
is only possible
if the government

hasn't first
taken your eyes”
― Sam Sax, Madness

“anything can be a drug if you love it.”
― Sam Sax, Madness

“& he watches each muscle
volt into place. the surgeon
became the surgeon after
years of opening
books & making sense
of their contents”
― sam sax, Madness

“there must be something else worth praising besides pleasure & destruction”
― Sam Sax, Madness

“i carry much nostalgia for the times i don’t remember”
― Sam Sax, Madness

“can you believe there’s freedom in being so out of control”
― Sam Sax, Madness

“if you look close at the process of fermentation you’ll see tiny animals destroying the living body until it’s transformed into something more volatile”
― Sam Sax, Madness

“his laugh a memory so liquid i’ll hear it when anyone opens a window to scare the birds”
― Sam Sax, Madness

“of course i know i’m going to die. until then i’m attempting only to stave off the flies. i’m trading what’s left of my youth for a glass tube to cast a quiet spell inside.”
― Sam Sax, Madness