"impulses sometimes have logical roots and ought to be given in to."

“Magic happens when you tell the universe what you want it to do for you; miracles happen when you ask how you can be of service to the universe.”

“Routine kills creative thought.”

Source : Scarlett Thomas (2009). “PopCo”, p.15, Canongate Books

“I lay in bed at night by myself and I’m totally okay, and that’s so much stronger than the person three years ago, who would have thought they would have died if they didn’t have a boyfriend.”

“Most of us would rather risk catastrophe than read the directions....”

“You can enjoy the present moment, and you can be aligned with the doing. A different state of consciousness, then, is the foundation for what you do. Presence flows into what you do. Even though what you do may be the same, there is a fundamental difference: The energy that flows into what you do, although it may be high energy, is very peaceful energy. It is not out of alignment with life.”

“Our instinct as parents is to order our kids around — it's easier, and frankly, we're usually right. [But] reverse the waterfall as much as possible. Enlist the children in their own upbringing.”

“I like the obvious statement, although some people might wish to think they aren't there, that they will go away with time.”

“In Washington it is an honor to be disgraced. you have to have been somebody to fall.”