Quotes
Authors
Andrew Holleran

"They seldom looked happy. They passed one another without a word in the elevator, like silent shades in hell, hell-bent on their next look from a handsome stranger. Their next rush from a popper. The next song that turned their bones to jelly and left them all on the dance floor with heads back, eyes nearly closed, in the ecstasy of saints receiving the stigmata."

Source : Andrew Holleran (1978). “The Dancer from the Dance: A Novel”, William Morrow & Company

Andrew Holleran

#Song Quotes #Eye Quotes #Dancing Quotes

“The laws of nature are the rules according to which the effects are produced; but there must be a cause which operates according to these rules. The laws of navigation never navigated a ship. The rules of architecture never built a house.”

Source : Thomas Reid, William Hamilton, Harry M. Bracken, Thomas Reid, Sir William Hamilton (1967). “Philosophical Works”, p.527, Georg Olms Verlag
“What I felt for you was a combination of respect and affection. There was a closeness I felt through intimate interaction. The affection part is all over with. All that remains is the respect. If I put my arms around you and told you that I missed you, I would be lying. You're alright with me and I wish you well. But you're not me and that makes you one of them and you can only get so close.”
“War is addictive. Indeed, it is the most potent narcotic unleashed by mankind.”
“As the malicious disposition of mankind is too well known, and the cruel pleasure which they take in destroying the reputation of others, the use we are to make of this knowledge is, to afford no handle for reproach; for bad as the world is, it seldom falls on anyone who hath not given some slight cause for censure.”
“I had this terrible stammer, so I couldn't really speak properly until I was 16 or 17.”
“[On Hollywood:] This is no town for a come back, people are too unsure of themselves.”
“I have certain strong interests that fill my life as well”
“The things I see every day inspire my sound and lyrics, like certain people and situations that stick out in my mind. There are also certain musicians I love whose music and styles inspire me.”

Source : Source: www.seventeen.com

You may also like: