26 quotes found
“Your death rides a fast camel.”
“A kite only flies if its tethered.”
“A kite only flies if it’s tethered.”
“What took you so long? Waiting for Buddha?”
“Why ruin the present by talking about the past?”
“In my country, when we think about the future, we shake.”
“If its not one god its another. Allah or oil. Jesus or Jewels. Lenin or lust.”
“Ah, men losing the power in their dicks. When they can no longer f___ their women, they f___ the world.”
“Most men overestimate themselves. Its the only way they can reproduce. Its why were all here, us humans. Overestimation.”
“I believe in the goddess of mystery. And shes always pregnant!”
“No person is just one person. Everyone is a crate of fruits, a crate of mixed fruits. The apple in there may have worms, a peach may be mildewed, a banana may be too green, a pear may be in perfect...”
“After all, the whole of humanity was anchored by inventions, contrivances, unrealities. Xiao Li lived on dreams, as most people do.”
“Hungry for what? Money? No. Power? Over people? That was like having power over clams.”
“Its only a cut, a reminder of this day. A reminder to ask every day, Why am I doing this?”
“Maybe he had become addicted after alladdicted to being the pivot point, to being as central as that crucial joint between copulating man and woman, but with a danger that did not know the bounds o...”
“The people need a strong leader. They feel insecure if they dont know who to fear. Isnt that why god was invented?”
“To make a friend you must close one eye. And to keep a friend, you must close both eyes.”
“Cono knew that all three of his tormentors would know the anthem by heart from their childhood years. They had sung it daily to belong to the elite of their country, wearing around their necks the ...”
“To Conos mind the three assailants were all three nearly motionless even as they skittered and dodged, firing, maneuvering for a kill. Cono felt exhilarationthe ecstatic awareness that his strange ...”
“Most men overestimate themselves. It’s the only way they can reproduce. It’s why we’re all here, us humans. Overestimation.”
“If it’s not one god it’s another. Allah or oil. Jesus or Jewels. Lenin or lust.”
