"I'd been so set on an escape that was now impossible, and the only form of freedom left to me was death. It was a terrible kind of freedomâ€”one from misery and pain, yes, but also one from lightness and laughter and life. It was an absence of everything."

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Source : Alexander Gordon Smith (2010). “Escape from Furnace 1: Lockdown”, p.144, Faber & Faber

Alexander Gordon Smith

#Laughter Quotes #Pain Quotes #Impossible Quotes

“A kiss that was every bit as big and every bit as small as a kiss can be.”
“People who watch a lot of Fox come away knowing a lot less about important world events.”
“One merit of mathematics few will deny: it says more in fewer words than any other science. The formula, e^iÏ€ = -1 expressed a world of thought, of truth, of poetry, and of the religious spirit "God eternally geometrizes."”
“In L.A., you are your job.”
“There are times when the voice of repining is completely drowned out by various louder voices: the voice of government, the voice of taste, the voice of celebrity, the voice of the real world, the voice of fear and force, the voice of gossip.”

Source : "Why I pulled out of the TS Eliot poetry prize" by Alice Oswald, www.theguardian.com. December 12, 2011.
“I'm something totally different. There are a lot of female artists my age around at the moment, but they're all American and blonde and blue-eyed and smiley. I'm totally the opposite of that. I want to show a bit more attitude and I have an opinion...”
“I had a Christian upbringing - it was all about sin and guilt. I was very happy just kissing people. I was like the make-out queen - not even second base.”
“I'm always looking to rock out. But it isn't really about rocking out versus being mellow, in terms of your personal satisfaction. In the end, you just want to be good. When you look at something that's really good, it might be Iggy Pop or it might be Leonard Cohen. Whatever it is, you want it to be really good.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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