“Ah, Toulouse, you have travelled too much. You know the gods of a hundred lands, those of the trees and mountains, the sky and sea, the stars and planets, of demons and angels, and even the Master of the Cosmos. But I am speaking of God. There are others, I’m sure, but only one God who created even great Zeus and Rama. Yet travel is like philosophy: a few years of it will perk the eye to differences, which you shall be able to notice with ease. Yet living as I have, travelling to lonely lands and through a thousand metropolises and hidden woods, you rather see the similarities. All becomes one, and God too becomes one. Not the sum of all those gods here, but beyond them, a being few philosophers have truly grasped. He has always been one, but he is severed in our minds. So it is up to us to piece him back together. If our souls possess a clarity beyond what our mortal nature can bestow, we shall see him.” InspirationalPhilosophyGodReligionTravelWanderRamaOneZeusToulouseKristeurThe Soul Wanderers Book:Wrestling with Gods Source: Wrestling with Gods
“In Moulin Rouge I could not change the name of Toulouse-Lautrec obviously to Toulouse-Lautrec- Martinez. But in ER I did that, my name is Dr Victor Clemente, so sometimes it is possible.” SometimesNamesDrsRougeToulouse Author:John Leguizamo
“Farrell's Bar in Brooklyn had urinals so large they looked like shower stalls for Toulouse-Lautrec.” BarsShowersBrooklynToulouse Author:Joe Flaherty
“I wanted to write a book that imagined where advances in the study of genetics might lead us. Holman was the first character who came to me: I envisaged the misshapen offspring of beautiful, wealthy parents. Then I realised that he bore a striking resemblance to Toulouse-Lautrec. I developed that, made Holman an alcoholic who lives among hookers, an artist tortured by his disability.” WritingFirstsMadeBookCharacterMightWantedBeautifulArtistParentStudyWealthyDisabilityBoresAlcoholicsRealisedGeneticsOffspringResemblanceToulouse Author:Jonathan Trigell
“Near Marseilles in the south of France, bouillabaisse is a cult food. In Toulouse and Carcassonne, the bean-based stew cassoulet is a cult food. Spain has paella and a number of others. Italy has so many, its cuisine is practically defined by them.” NumbersSouthDefinedFranceCultSpainBeansCuisineStewMarseilleToulouse Author:Nathan Myhrvold
“The stubby French painter Toulouse-Lautrec supposedly invented chocolate mousse - I find that rather hard to believe, but there you have it.” BelieveHardPainterChocolateHard To BelieveChocolate MousseToulouse Book:I'm Just Here for More Food: Food x Mixing + Heat = Baking Source: I'm Just Here for More Food: Food x Mixing + Heat = Baking