“Aristophanes, in Plato's "Symposium", is purported to suggest that human form was not always as it is today: Originally, humans were spherical, with four arms, four legs, and two faces on either side of a single head. (In evolutionary terms, it's hard to see the advantage of this construction.) Such was their hubris that they dared to challenge the gods themselves. Zeus, in his wisdom, split the upstarts in two, each half becoming a distinct entity. Since then, men and women have been running around in a panic, searching for their lost counterparts, in a desire to be whole again. (Plato makes clear what he thinks of this theory by having Socrates casually dismiss it. We should at least give some credit to Aristophanes for originality.)” LoveDesirePlatoAristophanes Book:Asterios Polyp Source: Asterios Polyp
“When I was a young artist, I liked and was interested in belonging to the mainstream comics group. I didnt introduce myself as an author, but only as a designer.” YoungArtistGroupsDesignerBelongingMainstreamIntroducingYoung Artists Author:David Mazzucchelli
“I remember that Charles Schulz, at the end of his life, had eyes full of tears for Charlie Brown. I thought about the reason for all his emotion: he had lived for 50 years with them.” YearsEndsReasonEyeRememberEmotionTearsBrownCharlie Author:David Mazzucchelli
“The way the function dictates the form... elegant lines... nothing extraneous... this shoe perfectly expresses the essence of shoeness.” WayFormLinesEssenceFunctionShoesElegant Author:David Mazzucchelli
“To live (as I understand it) is to exist within a conception of time. But to remember is to vacate the very notion of time. Every memory, no matter how remote its subject, takes place 'Now,' at the moment it's called to the mind. The more something is recalled, the more the brain has a chance to refine the original experience. Because every memory is a re-creation, not a playback.” MindMatterMomentsRememberMemoriesChanceBrainSubjectsCreationOriginalsNotionConception Author:David Mazzucchelli
“How can we call death-about which we know nothing- the opposite of life, when we barely comprehend life itself?” KnowsOpposites Author:David Mazzucchelli
“Life is stressful,dear. That's why they say "rest in peace.” Life IsDearDeath And DyingStressfulRest In Peace Author:David Mazzucchelli
“Me? I like wearing a condom. It means I'm having sex. I already spend most of my time NOT wearing one. It's like a tuxedo - I enjoy putting one on for special occasions.” MeanSexEnjoySpecialOccasionsMy TimeHaving SexCondomSpecial OccasionTuxedos Author:David Mazzucchelli
“Yes here's to the founding fathers - slave-owners, British citizens who didn't want to pay taxes.” WantFatherPayCitizensTaxesSlaveBritishOwnersFoundingSlave Owners Author:David Mazzucchelli
“But why must choices always lie along a linear spectrum with two poles instead of say among a sphere of possibilities” TwoLyingChoicesPossibilitySpheresSpectrumLinear Author:David Mazzucchelli
