#tom

...this refinement and delicacy were what Cale adored; but Cale had been beaten into shape, hammered in dreadful fires of fear and pain. How could she be with him for long? A secret part of Arbell had been searching for some time for a way to leave her lover—although she was unaware of this, it is only fair to record. And so as Cale waited for her to save him while he worked out a way of saving her, she had already chosen the bitter but reasonable path of the good, of the many over the one... ↗

— Paul Hoffman

#arbell #bad #beat #bitter #cale

It is not against reason, said the Englishman, to prefer the destruction of the world to a scratch on your finger – how much easier to understand the same price for the gash in your soul. ↗

— Paul Hoffman

#cale #destruction #easier #easy #english-quote

I will turn human anatomy into roses and stars and sea. I will dissect the beloveds body in metaphor. ↗

— Siri Hustvedt

#love #metaphor #poetry #love

Customs tell a man who he is, where he belongs, what he must do. Better illogical customs than none; men cannot live together without them. From an anthropologist's view, 'justice' is a search for workable customs. ↗

— Robert A. Heinlein

#justice #society #men

Self-pity, while it should be accorded due respect, is the greatest of all acids to the human soul. ↗

— Paul Hoffman

#cale #fourth #god #greatest #hand

This book belongs to the most rare of men. Perhaps not one of them is yet alive. First the day after tomorrow must come for me. Some men are born posthumously. ↗

— Friedrich Nietzsche

#books #born #men #posthumous #tomorrow

BEN: Helpen op een andere manier. Zorgen dat ik 'n middel krijg om... SOFIE: om in te nemen. Zeg ben je nou helemaal... aaaach, je bent in een depressieve bui, het gaat wel weer over. BEN: Nee, dat is het juist, het gaat niet over. En ik verdom het om die hele... om die hele eindfase door te maken. SOFIE: Wie heeft het nou over eindfase? Daar is helemaal geen sprake van. Als je nou ontzettende pijn ha, maar dat heb je niet. Als je zó zwak was dat je niet meer kon bewegen, maar je loopt. Je eet, je drinkt, je lacht, je bent goed bij je hoofd. BEN: Dat is het. Ik wil stoppen op een moment dat ik er nog bèn, als man, als mens, als brein. Een moment waarop ik nog zelf kan beslissen. ↗

— Annie M.G. Schmidt

#men

Speculation is an effort, probably unsuccessful, to turn a little money into a lot. Investment is an effort, which should be successful, to prevent a lot of money from becoming a little. ↗

— Fred Schwed Jr.

#investing #investment #speculation #stocks #where-are-the-customer-s-yachts

The superhero, his underwear bagging at the seat and knees, is just a country boy at heart, tutored to perceive all human action as good or bad, orderly or dynamic, and so doesn't know whether to shit or fly. ↗

— Robert Coover

#movies

but it's so hard to dance that way when it's cold and there's no music. ↗

— Tom Waits

#music