“The bed is a metaphysical piece of furniture.” PiecesBedMetaphysicalFurniture Author:Nelson Rodrigues
“The world is rather shot to pieces [end of World War II - 1945], but the spectators climb out of their caves and pretend to have again become normal and customary humans who ask each other's pardon instead of eating one another or sucking each other's blood. The entertaining folly of war evaporates, distinguished boredom sits down again on the dignified old overstuffed chairs.. .May I report about myself that I have had a truly grotesque time, brim-full with work, Nazi persecutions, bombs, hunger, and again and again work - in spite of everything [a. o. using his bed sheets as canvas for the new paintings].” WorldHumansMayWarEndsAsksPiecesBloodBedNormalEatingShotsHungerWar Of The WorldsBoredomFollyBombsReportsSpiteClimbsChairsWorld War IiEntertainingWorld War IAgain And AgainCanvasNaziSheetsPersecutionCavesSpectatorsDistinguishedPardonGrotesqueBed Sheets Author:Max Beckmann
“Regardless of its purpose, the humpback-whale song is the most complex piece of nonhuman composition on earth. Whether it's art, prayer, or booty call, the humpback song is an amazing thing to experience firsthand, and I suspect that even once the science of it is put to bed, it will remain, as long as they sing, magic.” LongArtEarthPurposeSongPrayerPiecesMagicBedComplexesSuspectsCompositionAmazing ThingsWhalesBootyHumpback Whales Author:Christopher Moore
“I started to see human beings as little lonesome, water based, pink meat, life forms pushing air through themselves and making noises that the other little pieces of meat seemed to understand. I was thinking to myself, 'There's five billion people here but we've never been more isolated.' The only result of the aggressive individualism we pursue is that you lose sight of your compassion and we go to bed at night thinking, 'Is this all there is?' because we don't feel fulfilled.” PeopleThinkingFeelsHumansLittlesFormNightWaterLosesHuman BeingsResultsCompassionFivePiecesAirBedSightBillionsNoisePursueMeatPushingAggressiveIndividualismIsolatedFulfilledLonesomeNight Thinking Author:Devin Townsend
“Most people don't realize that large pieces of coral, which have been painted brown and attached to the skull by common wood screws, can make a child look like a deer. Most people spend their lives going to bed when they're not sleepy and getting up when they are!” PeopleLooksChildrenHas BeensRealizingCommonPiecesBedWoodsBrownScrewsSkullsDeerSleepyHandy Author:Cindy Adams
“Making your bed could be a piece of art, and writing a book could be a piece of art. You could also write a book that's not a piece of art, but that is a book, and it could be a book that was written by an artist.” WritingArtBookArtistPiecesWrittenBedWriting A Book Author:Matthew Brannon
“In my lifetime I've been to bed with men, women, and odd pieces of furniture.” MenPiecesBedLifetimeOddFurnitureMen Women Author:Tallulah Bankhead
“I don't think I'm good in bed. My husband never said anything, but after we made love he'd take a piece of chalk and outline my body.” ThinkingMadeSaidBodyPiecesBedHusbandMy HusbandOutlinesChalk Author:Joan Rivers
“...I will give you two pieces of advice. Invest as much in yourself as you can; you are your own best asset by far. Then follow your passion; you want to be really excited to get out of bed every morning.” WantGivingTwoPassionMorningPiecesAdviceBedExcitedAssetsEvery MorningFollow Your Passion Author:Warren Buffett