#tom

I will turn human anatomy into roses and stars and sea. I will dissect the beloveds body in metaphor. ↗

— Siri Hustvedt

#love #metaphor #poetry #love

Customs tell a man who he is, where he belongs, what he must do. Better illogical customs than none; men cannot live together without them. From an anthropologist's view, 'justice' is a search for workable customs. ↗

— Robert A. Heinlein

#justice #society #men

Self-pity, while it should be accorded due respect, is the greatest of all acids to the human soul. ↗

— Paul Hoffman

#cale #fourth #god #greatest #hand

This book belongs to the most rare of men. Perhaps not one of them is yet alive. First the day after tomorrow must come for me. Some men are born posthumously. ↗

— Friedrich Nietzsche

#books #born #men #posthumous #tomorrow

BEN: Helpen op een andere manier. Zorgen dat ik 'n middel krijg om... SOFIE: om in te nemen. Zeg ben je nou helemaal... aaaach, je bent in een depressieve bui, het gaat wel weer over. BEN: Nee, dat is het juist, het gaat niet over. En ik verdom het om die hele... om die hele eindfase door te maken. SOFIE: Wie heeft het nou over eindfase? Daar is helemaal geen sprake van. Als je nou ontzettende pijn ha, maar dat heb je niet. Als je zó zwak was dat je niet meer kon bewegen, maar je loopt. Je eet, je drinkt, je lacht, je bent goed bij je hoofd. BEN: Dat is het. Ik wil stoppen op een moment dat ik er nog bèn, als man, als mens, als brein. Een moment waarop ik nog zelf kan beslissen. ↗

— Annie M.G. Schmidt

#men

Speculation is an effort, probably unsuccessful, to turn a little money into a lot. Investment is an effort, which should be successful, to prevent a lot of money from becoming a little. ↗

— Fred Schwed Jr.

#investing #investment #speculation #stocks #where-are-the-customer-s-yachts

The superhero, his underwear bagging at the seat and knees, is just a country boy at heart, tutored to perceive all human action as good or bad, orderly or dynamic, and so doesn't know whether to shit or fly. ↗

— Robert Coover

#movies

but it's so hard to dance that way when it's cold and there's no music. ↗

— Tom Waits

#music

She wanted an Angel of Music . . . an angel who would make her believe in herself at last. I'd been the Angel of Doom for the khanum. There was no reason in the world why I could not be the Angel of Music for Christine. I couldn't hope to be a man to her, I couldn't ever be a real, breathing, living man waking at her side and reaching out for her . . . But I could be her angel' -Erik ↗

— Susan Kay

#erik #phantom #susan-kay #music

Oh, my dear little librarian. You pile up enough tomorrows, and you'll find you are left with nothing but a lot of empty yesterdays. I don't know about you, but I'd like to make today worth remembering. ↗

— Professor Hill

#the-music-man #tomorrow #music