"Chymia, or Alchemy and Spagyrism, is the art of resolving compound bodies into their principles and of combining these again."

“I think this insatiable need to get to know new music is a big part of why it has lasted so long.”

Source : Source: thequietus.com

“Mister Straw hat is going to be an enemy of mine but even a bond of enmity is still a bond.-Trafalgar Law”

“When you write biographies, whether it's about Ben Franklin or Einstein, you discover something amazing: They are human.”

“No matter who you are, the thought of so much suffering and degradation must cause you to shudder at the sight of a veil or cassock, those two shrouds of human invention.”

“After three days without one, the desire to read a newspaper vanished. And really, one was happier without.”

Source : Josephine Tey (1998). “A Shilling for Candles”, p.155, Simon and Schuster

“Grizzly bears eat people without the benefit of music.”

“All money is essentially merchandize.”

Source : "Reflections on the Formation and Distribution of Wealth". Book by Anne Robert Jacques Turgot (§ 40), 1766.

“I guess 'The Player' was a pretty good L.A. movie. And 'Chinatown.' Was there ever a better L.A. movie about a certain period in L.A.? That was terrific.”