Quotessence
Home / Authors / Lokesh Tuli

Lokesh Tuli Quotes

Author

Filter quotes by topic

AllThe New SincerityVisceral RealityAuthenticityShadow WorkDark HumorFreedomModern SocietyModern TragedyPassionSocial CommentaryTruthVulnerabilityModern RomancePhantom ExSocietyThe Cost Of SeeingAlienationAnti EstablishmentLife PhilosophyModern Philosophy

Famous Lokesh Tuli Quotes

“To be chalant is to care. It is to care so much, so fiercely, and so recklessly that it makes you look like a goddamn fool. And let’s be honest, nobody wants to look like a fool anymore. That’s the root of this whole 'nonchalant' sickness. It is pure, unadulterated fear.”

PassionFearCourageBraveryAuthenticityVulnerabilityModern SocietyThe New SincerityNonchalantChalant
Book:Notes From Exile: The "Manual for the Broken”
Create image

“I am terrified that I am going to raise glass children in a world of hammers. I see the way kids are raised today. Insulated from failure. Protected from pain. Given trophies just for breathing. It is the most dangerous thing you can do to a human being.”

Generational TraumaThe New SincerityAntifragilityVisceral RealityCultural CritiqueModern ParentingThe Grit RevivalFailure As FuelGlass ChildrenThe Hammer And The Glass
Book:Notes From Exile: The "Manual for the Broken”
Create image

“I don’t care if they have a badge, a billion dollars, or a mandate from the Queen herself. Power attracts the worst kind of psychopaths. If someone tells you they have power over you 'for your own good,' you tell them to fuck off, and you watch your back.”

Survival InstinctShadow WorkPower DynamicsThe New SincerityVisceral RealityAnti AuthoritarianAnti EstablishmentAggressive AutonomyRadical IndependenceThe Virtue Trap
Book:Notes From Exile: The "Manual for the Broken”
Create image

“And when you find the person you want to build a life with, do not look for fireworks. Look for a foxhole buddy. Look for someone who doesn’t flinch when the artillery starts falling. Look for someone who will stand back-to-back with you in the dark and hold the line. And when you commit to them, you commit in blood. You do not walk away when it gets boring. You do not walk away when it gets hard. You keep the wolves away.”

The New SincerityGrit RevivalAnti Disposable LoveBlood Equity LoyaltyDefensive RomanceFoxhole BuddyHolding The LineModern CommitmentThe Trench ContractThe Wolf At The Door
Book:Notes From Exile: The "Manual for the Broken”
Create image

“Do not be a soft, helpless victim in this world. Be sharp. Be dangerous. Do not become a slick, polished version of a human being. Keep your rough edges. Read real books. Books that hurt to read. Listen to music that makes you want to tear your chest open and show the world your beating heart.”

Sharp EdgesReal BooksThe New SincerityVisceral RealityRadical AuthenticityThe Grit RevivalAnti AlgorithmCultivated FrictionSurvival AestheticThe Beating Heart
Book:Notes From Exile: The "Manual for the Broken”
Create image

“Being attached to someone you never actually had is a special kind of purgatory. It’s a waiting room in hell where the numbers are never called. You are a victim of a disaster that is entirely undocumented. You can't even claim the wreckage to the rest of the world, because technically, officially, the ship never sailed.”

ValidationThe New SincerityModern TragedyAmbiguous LossPhantom ExUnauthorized HeartbreakSituationship GriefEmotional BureaucracyPurgatory RomanceUndocumented Wreckage
Book:Notes From Exile: The "Manual for the Broken”
Create image

“Your death ain't gonna be some grand, dramatic exit. It will come on an ordinary, aggressively mundane day, right in the dead middle of your meticulously unfinished plans. You’re gonna drop dead on a random, unremarkable Tuesday afternoon. You’ll be in the middle of complaining about the traffic, or worrying about your 401k, or drafting an email to someone you don't even like. You're gonna leave behind a half-finished to-do list pinned to the fridge with a cheap magnet. There will be wet laundry sitting in the dryer. You will die with a whole lot of 'somedays' still tucked uselessly in your pocket.”

Reality CheckMemento MoriThe New SincerityExistential DreadModern TragedyVisceral RealityMain Character SyndromeSomeday SyndromeThe Banality Of DeathWet Laundry Grief
Book:Notes From Exile: The "Manual for the Broken”
Create image

“You know whats the worst thing in the damn world? It’s the alarm clock on a Monday morning. You go out and see the world, and you feel blood pumping in your veins. You feel like a human being. Then you come back. To the traffic. To the boss who hates his wife. To the rent. You trade the sunsets for a paycheck. You trade your life for a little bit of comfort. It’s not a life. It’s a waiting room for death. And the worst part is, now that you’ve seen the exit... staying feels like suicide.”

Shadow WorkThe New SincerityModern TragedyVisceral RealityThe Morning AfterUnauthorized HeartbreakEmotional SurvivalHeartbreak HangoverLiving GriefThe Waking Death
Book:Notes From Exile: The "Manual for the Broken”
Create image