"Like our bodies and like our desires, the machines we have devised are possessed of a heart which is slowly reduced to embers."

-- W. G. Sebald

#Heart Quotes #Desire Quotes #Machines Quotes

“The painter locks himself out of his own studio. And then has to break in like a thief.”
“The possibilities and probabilities are all we have to work with in medicine, though. What we are drawn to in this imperfect science, what we in fact covet in our way, is the alterable moment-the fragile but crystalline opportunity for one's know-how, ability, or just gut instinct to change the course of another's life for the better.”
“I wondered what you'd have on the side with a plate of Deep Fried Anxiety. Pickles? Coleslaw? Potato-strychnine mash?”
“Be strong, Be gentle, Be beautiful.”
“The mystery of language was revealed to me. I knew then that 'W-A-T-E-R' meant the wonderful cool something that was flowing over my hand. That living word awakened my soul, gave it light, joy, set it free.”
“Everything the State says is a lie, and everything it has it has stolen.”
“The result of a public that has a very high consumption rate and turnover rate is people listen to more music but spend less time with individual bits of music. It's made me more likely to put things up quickly and treat it more like a magazine instead of a novel.”
“A man canâ€™t have too many guitars or too many shotguns.”

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