"The human condition can be summed up in a drop of blood. Show me a teaspoon of blood and I will reveal to thee the ineffable nature of the cosmos, naked and squirming. Squirming. Funny how the truth always seems to do that when you shine a light on it."

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Source : Laird Barron (2007). “The Imago Sequence”, p.29, Simon and Schuster

Laird Barron

#Light Quotes #Blood Quotes #Shining Quotes

“I had no desire from an early age to be on the stage.”
“The universe shivers with wonder in the depths of the human,”

Source : "The Universe Is A Green Dragon". Book by Brian Swimme, www.context.org. 1984.
“Worry is thinking that has turned toxic. It is jarring music that goes round and round and never comes to either climax or conclusion.”
“I'm so glad we had that storm last week.”

Source : "Chris Matthews on Obama win: 'I'm so glad we had that storm'". www.foxnews.com. November 7, 2012.
“Before 'Mad Men,' I definitely had very dry spells and I know what those feel like, and I don't think that ever leaves you as an actor.”
“My sisters said, Why do you make those faces? You make yourself so ugly.”
“And Sandy Martindale ... dated Elvis before the rhinestone jumpsuits and the drugs, when he was sharp and cool and jagged, like porcelain that has been hurled against a wall...”
“Science is about predictions based on predictable fact. Life is about surprises based on the unpredictable reality.”

Source : Ori Hofmekler (2010). “Maximum Muscle, Minimum Fat: The Secret Science Behind Physical Transformation”, p.14, North Atlantic Books

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