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1 " Proximity to reality induces feelings of emptiness, horror and depression. Do not approach it alone. "
― Anthony Marais , Delusionism
2 " We cannot escape the longing, no matter what life we choose. We’re either longing for people, places or times gone by, which are essentially the same things: memories. And, whether or not we travel, the older we get, the more memories we collect. Nostalgia is simply the result of aging and liking the life you’ve lived. Be happy you can feel it—it’s a good sign. "
― Anthony Marais
3 " Literature is the product of a deep-seated need for honesty. Hence, those who lie most are struck most deeply by it, and those who are honest have no need for it. "
4 " We are not born with a need for knowledge, but a hunger for it. Eve bit the apple and it has been gluttony ever since. "
5 " It is said that the depressive has a clearer view of reality than does the euphoric. Perhaps, but the euphoric has a clearer view of life. "
6 " Writers are liars trying to come clean. That’s why the best ones are the most tragic. "
7 " Writers are compulsive liars desperately trying to tell themselves the truth. "
8 " Is it not ignorance that we share? A lie takes two. The truth we find alone. "
― Anthony Marais , The Cure
9 " Just because one is born in sin is no reason to brag about it. "
10 " Many humans make the mistake of fighting for race when it’s the species driving our genes. And there is only one weapon to fight for species: the brain. "
11 " Reflection is nothing more than what it sounds, and pondering one’s own life is about as productive as talking to one’s image in a mirror: both acts are egocentric and neither produces a dialog. People who talk to themselves in public are not self-actualized; they're crazy. "
12 " If one chews a problem over long enough, it becomes apparent that the jaw is aching, and what started as weighing heavy on the heart ends up a pain in the neck. "
13 " Those who jump out of airplanes do not love life—they deny it, which, of course, is not done without a certain naughty exhilaration. Like children they relish tugging on the apron of Mother Nature, as long as she doesn’t turn and slap them. "
14 " Race should be seen in one way, and one way only: on your marks, get set, go! "
15 " Physiologically, the union of two opposites is a pleasurable affair. Why should the psyche be any different? "
16 " It’s not words, but years we should be editing. Remember: time spent on bad art is a form of redundancy, doing the same thing twice is a form of tautology, and wasting precious moments complaining about life is a form of pleonasm. We should all learn to live our lives concisely. "
17 " Contemplation and writing demand solitude, which leads to a sorry feeling of isolation and detachment. Writers try to call their loneliness genius, and the world believes them most of the time. "
18 " How do you thank someone like Woody Allen or Milan Kundera—when they have shared ideas with you that are no less than life-saving, when they have given you some of your happiest moments, sharing what they have learned like a parent or a friend? Do you hunt them down and shake their hand? Do you ask for their autograph? Would that even the balance? And how do you thank Orson Welles or Oscar Wilde—people who are no longer with us? There is only one way to show your gratitude, and that is to give their precious gift back, return it the way you received it: write. "
19 " We would like to think of death as a release from the pressures of existence, but this is a fatally mistaken thought: it is the ultimate culmination of those pressures. "
20 " Infatuation is measured in pleasure. Love is measured in pain. Behold the value of pain! "
