"I think we all try to figure out ways to ignore the fact that life is about suffering. In the modern world, that's what we're surrounded with. We have all these little tools, such as phones and the Internet, to help us forget about suffering. Whenever you are tired, you don't have to really sit in the abyss of what it means to be alive. We always find ways to avoid it. When a ship sinks, you are sitting in it. There is no way to avoid."

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Source : Source: therumpus.net

Matt de la Pena

#Tired Quotes #Mean Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“My worst fear is my music won't connect with the public.”

Source : "Mad about the girl" by Sylvia Patterson, www.theguardian.com. January 27, 2008.
“Of what use is freedom of speech to those who fear to offend?”

Source : Roger Ebert (1997). “Roger Ebert's Video Companion”, Andrews McMeel Pub
“I listen to all kinds of music, but I've always been a really big fan of Top 40 radio. If I'm in my car, that's what I listen to.”
“What is written is merely the dregs of experience.”
“A hero is someone who, for the general good, takes the initiative to solve an ambiguous problem.”
“I take conscious breaks for myself 'cause I like to rejuvenate and get my creative juices flowing. I also like to take my time with my creativity; I think it's important.”
“To drink in the spirit of a place you should be not only alone but unhurried.”
“You have to walk carefully in the beginning of love; the running across fields into your lover's arms can only come later when you're sure they won't laugh if you trip.”

Source : Jonathan Carroll (2005). “Outside the Dog Museum”, p.89, Macmillan

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