16 quotes found
“Like other corrupt people, he would never realize that his punishment was in missing out on what he didnt know he could have.”
“They all had darkened eyes, eyes that seemed to have a hunger behind them. Borne out of the private convulsions only secret passions can provoke.”
“We act as a conduit for the observers unexpressed desires, the silent appreciation they may contain for anything; a lover, a river, a building even”
“We act as a conduit for the observers’ unexpressed desires, the silent appreciation they may contain for anything; a lover, a river, a building even”
“Apathy's just a front. People offer it when there's something stronger hiding underneath. You have to work harder to tap into it, but then your performance has even more power.”
“All of the administrative methods used in professional circles- confidentiality, whatever else is in vogue- are just tools. Tools that governing bodies can deploy, under the guise of fairness. Some...”
“I understood then why people were so often defeated by this world. Perhaps the web of support that they required just did not come into alignment when it had to. Or perhaps our culture lacked the c...”
“Culture always tells you to look to illusions for answers. Look at me, it says, Ive worked it all out. Celebrities grow too powerful because people mistake their colour for content. They allow them...”
“She didnt think that by hanging a chandelier from the ceiling you made a room with a chandelier. She felt youd made another world, which you could slip in and out of by some vague process of applic...”
“People never fully confront their wrongdoing. They are all trying to push for their own ends, and they lack the strength to truly apologise for that. In my heart of hearts, I wondered if I was just...”
“People like you are the reason this album needed to be written in the first place. When youve got your salary, and your cosy little ivory tower, youre dead happy to spout off about artistic integri...”
“You consider me for a moment, perhaps balancing the weight of your fear against the loneliness you will later feel in your room if you do not speak now”
“Theres this misconception that artists should create their own mythologies, through how they live. Not true. They should create their own mythologies through their work. In whatever styles, texture...”
“Culture always tells you to look to illusions for answers. ‘Look at me’, it says, ‘I’ve worked it all out’. Celebrities grow too powerful because people mistake their colour for content. They allow...”
“She didn’t think that by hanging a chandelier from the ceiling you made a room with a chandelier. She felt you’d made another world, which you could slip in and out of by some vague process of appl...”
“There’s this misconception that artists should create their own mythologies, through how they live. Not true. They should create their own mythologies through their work. In whatever styles, textur...”