“What are man and woman if not members of two very different and warring tribes Yet decade after decade, century after century, they attempt in marriage to reconcile and forge a union. Why I don't know. Biological imperative Divine law Or just a desire to connect to that mysterious other In any case, it's always struck me as a hopeful thing.” IfsKnowsMenTwoDifferentLawDesireCasesCenturyDivineMembersMen And WomenUnionsDecadesMysteriousHopefulTribesImperativesReconcileMatrimonyDivine Law Author:Andrew Schneider
“Life's dirty. Life's unclean you know. It's birth, it's sex, it's the intestinal tract. One big squishy, unsanitary mess. It never gets any cleaner either. You know, dust to dust, worms crawl in, worms crawl out, right Even though we know that, we still walk the walk, we still live the life. We're like a bunch of little kids. Little kids, you know, we jump in this big old pond of mud and we're slapping it all over our face, rubbing our hair all down our backs and we're making these glorious, gooey, mud pies. That's us.” KnowsLifeLittlesStillsBigsKidsFacesSexWalksHairBirthBunchDustMessLive LifeDirtyGloriousPieMudWormsLittle KidPondsCleanersSlappingDust To DustMud Pies Author:Andrew Schneider
“The vow of silence, that's the mind-blower. See, talking is what I do... i t's a real need with me, a craving, I'm like a word junkie. I never shut up. I talk to myself, I talk in my sleep. The idea of voluntarily turning off that tap, I can't imagine it It'd be like, I don't know, all the rivers in the world just slammed to a stop. No churning, no flowing, no white water, just stillness, crushing stillness. I don't think I could stand it, locked up like that in my own psyche. I'd collapse into myself, I'd implode” ThinkingKnowsWorldNeedsMindI CanIdeasRealWaterMy OwnSleepWhiteSilenceTalkingImagineRiversCrushStillnessLockedCollapseShut UpCravingVowJunkieLocked UpChurningWhite WaterVow Of Silence Author:Andrew Schneider
“You've been listening to the adagio from Beethoven's 7th Symphony. I think Ludwig pretty much summed up death in this one. You know, he had lost just about all his hearing when he wrote it, and I've often wondered if that didn't help him tune into the final silence of the great beyond.” IfsThinkingKnowsHelpingLostSilenceListeningFinalsHearingTunesExposureSymphonyAdagio Author:Andrew Schneider
“Insight occurs when, and to the degree that, one knows oneself.” KnowsSpiritualityDegreesOneselfInsightSpiritual AwarenessKnowing Oneself Author:Andrew Schneider
