"What we gotta do is, we gotta figure out a way to reverse gravity, so that we all fall upward, through the clouds and sky, all the way to Heaven."

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Source : Justin Torres (2012). “We the Animals”, p.71, Granta Books

Justin Torres

#Fall Quotes #Clouds Quotes #Sky Quotes

“There are a variety of ways in which a wedge is driven between the reality of the world outside, the motion of atoms, and our conception of what is there. Some of it has to do with what we're told, some of it to do with sensibilities that might be described as cultural, some of it to do with habit, some to do with heuristics we, as Homo sapiens, invoke because we cannot do otherwise - to name just a few of the impediments.”
“The photographs are not illustrative. They, and the text, are coequal, mutually independent, and fully collaborative. By their fewness, and by the importance of the readerâ€™s eye, this will be misunderstood by most of that minority which does not wholly ignore it. In the interests, however, of the history and future of photography, that risk seems irrelevant, and this flat statement necessary.”
“The problem with making an extrinsic reward the only destination that matters is that some people will choose the quickest route there, even if it means taking the low road. Indeed, most of the scandals and misbehavior that have seemed endemic to modern life involve shortcuts.”
“The most interesting things are always happening behind one.”
“A man is too apt to forget that in this world he cannot have everything. A choice is all that is left him.”
“Every year is filled with good times and fights and struggles and misunderstandings. All of it adds up to being in a band over a long time.”
“I've heard a lot of editors and agents say, "If the book is good, it will get published." I totally disagree with that.”
“I have a lot of intention behind what I put out there. The reason all this stuff I do works together, the environmental and social, collaborating with ballet companies to score a show, the bike tour - all of that stuff comes together through community building with music.”

Source : "Ben Sollee Interview | Activism by cello? On a bike?". Interview with Amanda Taylor, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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