“I had a dream I was on the shelf in the refrigerator. Someone closes the door and the light goes off, and I know everybody's out there eating. And they open the door and you see everyone smiling and they are happy to see you but maybe they don't look right at you and maybe they don't pick you. And then the door closes again, the light goes off.” Mad Men Author:Matthew Weiner, Mad Men Finale
“There were elements of Mad Men at Newsweek, except that unlike the natty advertising types, journalists were notorious slobs and our two- and three-martini lunches were out of the office, not in...Kevin Buckley, who was hired in 1963, described the Newsweek of the early 1960s as similar to an old movie, with the wisecracking private eye and his Girl Friday. "The 'hubba-hubba' climate was tolerated," he recalled. "I was told the editors would ask the girls to do handstands on their desk. Was there rancor? Yes. But in this climate, a laugh would follow.” WomenSexism1960sMad MenNewsweekGirl Friday Author:Lynn Povich
“My mom always said that life is like a horseshoe. It's fat in the middle, open on both ends, and hard all the way through.” Mad Men Author:Abigail Whitman, Mad Men
“Let us leave no effort. Let us give it our all. We will chase our dream like mad men and mad women.” LifeInspirationalDreams InspirationalDreams Do Come TrueMad MenChasing DreamsMad Women Author:Avijeet Das
“What we need is clarity in our relationships and desires. We must let go of hollow illusions if we want to discover our authenticity and step toward freedom of thinking. (“Twilight of desire”)” RelationshipsAuthenticityClarityDesiresFreedom Of ThoughtTwilight Of DesireHollow Illusions Author:Erik Pevernagie
“She tied him a fly, using a pattern she’d designed, one that had given her untold luck with those silvery fish, those fighting steelhead. She was anxious for his return. “Does it have a name?” he said, when she gave it to him. “The Predator.” She smiled. A little embarrassed. His eyes turned dark, and her heart beat faster. His voice dipped low. “It’s a fine name.” He regarded her for several heavy, silent beats. She felt an atavistic pull, the hairs on her arms rising toward him, as if in electrical attraction. He leaned closer and her mouth turned dry. And he told her about the wild blueberries. Down by the bend in the river. She took the lure. She went in search of the berries. She never came home.” RomanceRomantic SuspenseDark Reads Book:A Dark Lure Source: A Dark Lure
“If you don't choose heroes, heroes will be chosen for you, and they will not represent values that empower you, they will represent powers that will enslave you” InspirationalMessiah Complex Author:Russell Brand