“I’m the least fanciful guy around, but on nights when I wonder whether there was any point to my day, I think about this: the first thing we ever did, when we started turning into humans, was draw a line across the cave door and say: Wild stays out. What I do is what the first men did. They built walls to keep back the sea. They fought the wolves for the hearth fire.” ThinkingMenFirstsHumansHeartNightGuyLinesWonderFireDoorsSeaWallDrawsBuiltCaves Author:Tana French
“No wonder all the great comedians had such destructive private lives. ... After you get the audience into that kind of frenzy, and you are being worshiped like the false idol you are, how do you leave the stage and transition back into real life? ... What is there left to do but set yourself on fire?” KindRealLeftWonderAudienceFireComedyStageReal LifeComedianDestructiveTransitionIdolsPrivate LifeFrenzy Book:I'm the One That I Want Source: I'm the One That I Want
“If you search within your heart, you will find something there that will make it possible for you to understand: a spark of disenchantment and discontent, which if fanned into flame will become a raging forest fire that will burn up the whole of the illusory world you are living in, thereby unveiling to your wondering eyes the kingdom that you have always lived in unsuspectingly.” IfsWorldHeartWholeEyeWonderFireRageKingdomsForestsFlamesSparksDiscontentIllusoryDisenchantmentForest FiresUnveiling Book:The Way to Love: Meditations for Life Source: The Way to Love: Meditations for Life
“My parents were real classic rock freaks, so I heard a lot of Zeppelin, Stones, Hendrix stuff. Thankfully, they were also into lots of old soul, too, so we listened to Stevie Wonder, Earth Wind & Fire and War. I was so isolated where I grew up (a small town in Pennsylvania) that there was literally no culture.” WarRealSoulEarthCultureStuffParentWonderFireHeardRocksWindGrewGrew UpStonesTownsClassicFreakIsolatedSmall TownPennsylvaniaHendrixZeppelinsOld SoulClassic Rock Author:Princess Superstar
“I like bands for a long time, even when they're not trendy anymore. I still like Arcade Fire. I've always liked Stevie Wonder.” LongStillsWonderFireBandLong TimeTrendyArcadesArcade Fire Author:Sia Furler