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Tom Robbins Quotes

Comedy is deemed inferior to tragedy primarily because of the social prevalence of narcissistic pathology. In other words people who are too self important to laugh at their own frequently ridiculous behavior have vested interest in gravity because it supports their illusions of grandosity Picture Quote #1

Plato did claim that the unexamined life was not worth living. Oedipus Rex was not so sure Picture Quote #1

Amnesia is not knowing who one is and wanting desperately to find out. Euphoria is not knowing who one is and not caring. Ecstasy is knowing exactly who one is - and still not caring Picture Quote #1

On their sofas of spice and feathers, the concubines also slept fretfully. In those days the Earth was still flat, and people dreamed often of falling over edges Picture Quote #1

Conservatives understand Halloween, liberals only understand Christmas. If you want to control a population, don’t give it social services, give it a scary adversary Picture Quote #1

But why diminish your soul being run-of-the-mill at something? Mediocrity: now there is ugliness for you. Mediocrity’s a hairball coughed up on the Persian carpet of Creation Picture Quote #1

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Switters was actually quite fond of Seattle’s weather, and not merely because of it’s ambivalence. He liked it’s subtle, muted qualities and the landscape that those qualities encouraged if not engendered: vistas that seemed to have been sketched with a sumi brush dipped in quicksilver and green tea. It was fresh, it was clean, it was gently primal, and mystically suggestive Picture Quote #1

Self-esteem is for sissies. Accept that you’re a pimple and try to keep a lively sense of humor about it. That way lies grace - and maybe even glory Picture Quote #1

When life demands more of people than they demand of life - as is ordinarily the case - what results is a resentment of life almost as deep-seated as the fear of death Picture Quote #1

Some praise me, some blame me. I go the other way. Sometimes those things that attract the most attention to us are the things which afford us the greatest privacy Picture Quote #1

Heaven is living in your hopes and Hell is living in your fears. It’s up to each individual which one he chooses Picture Quote #1

My personal motto has always been: Joy in spite of everything. Not just [mindless] joy, but joy in spite of everything. Recognizing the inequities and the suffering and the corruption and all that but refusing to let it rain on my parade. And I advocate this to other people Picture Quote #1

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Would you complain because a beautiful sunset doesn’t have a future or a shooting star a payoff? And why should romance ‘lead anywhere’? Passion isn’t a path through the woods. Passion is the woods Picture Quote #1

Data in our psychic program is often nonlinear, nonhierarchical, archaic, alive, and teeming with paradox. Simply booting up is a challenge, if not for no other reason than that most of us find acknowledging the unknowable and monitoring its intrusions upon the familiar and mundane more than a little embarrassing Picture Quote #1

You wonder if God doesn’t have an answering machine to screen out the prayers of the venal and the boring? And in which category has he placed you? Picture Quote #1

Don’t talk about it - you’ll talk it away. Let the ideas flow from your mind to the page without exposing them to air. Especially hot air Picture Quote #1

In Seattle, I soon found that my radical ideas and aesthetic explorations - ideas and explorations that in Richmond, Virginia, might have gotten me stoned to death with hush puppies - were not only accepted but occasionally applauded Picture Quote #1

It’s good to bear in mind that like it or not, enlightenment has always been, even in a golden age, pretty much limited to an elite Picture Quote #1

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Our world isn’t made of earth, air and water or even molecules and atoms; our world is made of language Picture Quote #1

Kissing is man’s greatest invention. All animals copulate, but only humans kiss Picture Quote #1

Above all, have a good time. If you aren’t enjoying writing it, you can hardly expect someone else to enjoy reading it Picture Quote #1

But man by his nature is an unnatural animal. If any creature stands a chance of defeating death, it is man Picture Quote #1

First I think I was interested in the stories, and later on, I became more interested in the language itself, so the stories became almost secondary, but it was kind of a background music for my life Picture Quote #1

I’ve sucked way too much cement for this year. Bad juju rising off them city sidewalks. I need to babble with a brook or two, inhale starlight, make friends with some trees Picture Quote #1

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When we accept bad art because it’s good politics, we’re killing the swan to feed the chickens Picture Quote #1

You know what the game of golf is, don’t you? It’s basketball for people who can’t jump and chess for people who can’t think Picture Quote #1

Get yourself in that extreme state of being next to madness. You should always write with an erection. Even if you’re a woman Picture Quote #1

The highest function of love is that it makes the loved one a unique and irreplaceable being Picture Quote #1

Society in general maintains such a vested interested in its cozy habits and solidified belief systems that it had rather die - or kill - than entertain change. Consider how threatened religious fundamentalists of all faiths remain to this day by science in general and Darwin in particular Picture Quote #1

Here’s an idea: let’s get over ourselves, buy a cherry pie, and go fall in love with life Picture Quote #1

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Comedy is deemed inferior to tragedy primarily because of the social prevalence of narcissistic pathology. In other words people who are too self important to laugh at their own frequently ridiculous behavior have vested interest in gravity because it supports their illusions of grandosity (Tom Robbins Quotes) Plato did claim that the unexamined life was not worth living. Oedipus Rex was not so sure (Tom Robbins Quotes) Amnesia is not knowing who one is and wanting desperately to find out. Euphoria is not knowing who one is and not caring. Ecstasy is knowing exactly who one is - and still not caring (Tom Robbins Quotes) On their sofas of spice and feathers, the concubines also slept fretfully. In those days the Earth was still flat, and people dreamed often of falling over edges (Tom Robbins Quotes) Conservatives understand Halloween, liberals only understand Christmas. If you want to control a population, don’t give it social services, give it a scary adversary (Tom Robbins Quotes) But why diminish your soul being run-of-the-mill at something? Mediocrity: now there is ugliness for you. Mediocrity’s a hairball coughed up on the Persian carpet of Creation (Tom Robbins Quotes) Switters was actually quite fond of Seattle’s weather, and not merely because of it’s ambivalence. He liked it’s subtle, muted qualities and the landscape that those qualities encouraged if not engendered: vistas that seemed to have been sketched with a sumi brush dipped in quicksilver and green tea. It was fresh, it was clean, it was gently primal, and mystically suggestive (Tom Robbins Quotes) Self-esteem is for sissies. Accept that you’re a pimple and try to keep a lively sense of humor about it. That way lies grace - and maybe even glory (Tom Robbins Quotes) When life demands more of people than they demand of life - as is ordinarily the case - what results is a resentment of life almost as deep-seated as the fear of death (Tom Robbins Quotes) Some praise me, some blame me. I go the other way. Sometimes those things that attract the most attention to us are the things which afford us the greatest privacy (Tom Robbins Quotes) Heaven is living in your hopes and Hell is living in your fears. It’s up to each individual which one he chooses (Tom Robbins Quotes) My personal motto has always been: Joy in spite of everything. Not just [mindless] joy, but joy in spite of everything. Recognizing the inequities and the suffering and the corruption and all that but refusing to let it rain on my parade. And I advocate this to other people (Tom Robbins Quotes) Would you complain because a beautiful sunset doesn’t have a future or a shooting star a payoff? And why should romance ‘lead anywhere’? Passion isn’t a path through the woods. Passion is the woods (Tom Robbins Quotes) Data in our psychic program is often nonlinear, nonhierarchical, archaic, alive, and teeming with paradox. Simply booting up is a challenge, if not for no other reason than that most of us find acknowledging the unknowable and monitoring its intrusions upon the familiar and mundane more than a little embarrassing (Tom Robbins Quotes) You wonder if God doesn’t have an answering machine to screen out the prayers of the venal and the boring? And in which category has he placed you? (Tom Robbins Quotes) Don’t talk about it - you’ll talk it away. Let the ideas flow from your mind to the page without exposing them to air. Especially hot air (Tom Robbins Quotes) In Seattle, I soon found that my radical ideas and aesthetic explorations - ideas and explorations that in Richmond, Virginia, might have gotten me stoned to death with hush puppies - were not only accepted but occasionally applauded (Tom Robbins Quotes) It’s good to bear in mind that like it or not, enlightenment has always been, even in a golden age, pretty much limited to an elite. (Tom Robbins Quotes) Our world isn’t made of earth, air and water or even molecules and atoms; our world is made of language. (Tom Robbins Quotes) Kissing is man’s greatest invention. All animals copulate, but only humans kiss. (Tom Robbins Quotes) Above all, have a good time. If you aren’t enjoying writing it, you can hardly expect someone else to enjoy reading it. (Tom Robbins Quotes) But man by his nature is an unnatural animal. If any creature stands a chance of defeating death, it is man. (Tom Robbins Quotes) First I think I was interested in the stories, and later on, I became more interested in the language itself, so the stories became almost secondary, but it was kind of a background music for my life. (Tom Robbins Quotes) I’ve sucked way too much cement for this year. Bad juju rising off them city sidewalks. I need to babble with a brook or two, inhale starlight, make friends with some trees. (Tom Robbins Quotes) When we accept bad art because it’s good politics, we’re killing the swan to feed the chickens. (Tom Robbins Quotes) You know what the game of golf is, don’t you? It’s basketball for people who can’t jump and chess for people who can’t think. (Tom Robbins Quotes) Get yourself in that extreme state of being next to madness. You should always write with an erection. Even if you’re a woman. (Tom Robbins Quotes) The highest function of love is that it makes the loved one a unique and irreplaceable being (Tom Robbins Quotes) Society in general maintains such a vested interested in its cozy habits and solidified belief systems that it had rather die - or kill - than entertain change. Consider how threatened religious fundamentalists of all faiths remain to this day by science in general and Darwin in particular. (Tom Robbins Quotes) Here’s an idea: let’s get over ourselves, buy a cherry pie, and go fall in love with life (Tom Robbins Quotes)

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