"A damnably readable, streamlined, yet deeply researched work. Skipping the ancestors and aftermath of conventional biography, Max gives us the man, his work, and his times-the niceties of which (so complicated, so exquisitely intertwined) Max articulates with, well, Wallace-like lucidity and wit. Above all this is the story of a touching young man who insisted on being something better than simply the smartest person in the room."

-- Blake Bailey

#Men Quotes #Giving Quotes #Touching Quotes

“Much of the hatred and fear of sexuality found in religions stems from the idea that sex is a thing of the body and that the body must be denied so that the spirit may be elevated. In Buddhism there is no notion that the body is made of inferior matter while the spirit flies free within.”
“It is not raining to me, It's raining daffodils; In every dimpled drop I see Wild flowers on distant hills.”
“Amnesty is not the answer as it will only encourage more illegal immigrants to enter.”
“People won't have time for you if you are always angry or complaining.”

Source : "Return of the time lord". Interview with Emma Brockes, www.theguardian.com. September 27, 2005.
“I don't want to be an old dad.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“What? she said once to herself, and then once aloud, What? She felt a total displacement, like a spinning globe brought to a sudden halt by the light touch of a finger. How did she end up here, like this? How could there have been so much - so many moments, so many people and things, so many razors and pillows, timepieces and subtle coffins - without her being aware? How did her life live itself without her?”
“I love any scene where there's a physical confrontation. It reminds me that I'm in show business and I play pretend for a living.”
“If you feel something in your heart, if you have a vision for it, then it's no longer a risk.”

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