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Mad Days of Me, the complete trilogy QUOTES

Mad Days of Me, the complete trilogy QUOTES

1 " One foot in Austria, the other in Italy, it’s funny how man defines borders. An imaginary line is all that is needed to split continents apart, to separate men and cultures, to spark wars and injustices—a line in pencil, drawn on some agreement or a peace treaty ages ago. "

― Henry Martin , Mad Days of Me, the complete trilogy

2 " In their eyes, I am scum. In their eyes I am something to be pushed into a corner with a long stick. To them, I don’t deserve human contact. Their upbringing, their summer-school program, their parents’ fat wallets—the image of me doesn’t fit well into their world. "

― Henry Martin , Mad Days of Me, the complete trilogy

3 " the sun is just climbing above the clouds, beginning its daily journey. A never-ending journey, one that will continue long after humanity is extinct. For ages it has shone its light over wars and miseries, piercing through the deepest darkness, and yet never able to penetrate the human heart and fill it with its light. "

― Henry Martin , Mad Days of Me, the complete trilogy

4 " Feeding those in need is probably the nicest thing the church can ever do. I consider it a small act of contrition for all their sins: "

― Henry Martin , Mad Days of Me, the complete trilogy

5 " One would think that Salzburg would smell like music, but Mozart is long dead, and the notes and chords have rotted away. All that remains is the stench of indifference and blissful ignorance. "

― Henry Martin , Mad Days of Me, the complete trilogy

6 " Be human, be open-minded, and be willing to learn. "

― Henry Martin , Mad Days of Me, the complete trilogy

7 " The female body is made to be appreciated, to be adored—not to be hidden under an impenetrable shroud of man-made fabric, not to be deprived of Mother Nature’s caresses. "

― Henry Martin , Mad Days of Me, the complete trilogy

8 " The people walking by seem so unreal, so removed from the world that any resemblance between them and me seems strictly genealogical. Humanoids with no concern, a self–absorbed army of cerebral derelicts, preoccupied by their grandiose ideas, consumed by their wealth, their only quest in life is for the removal of people like me from their perfect world. "

― Henry Martin , Mad Days of Me, the complete trilogy

9 " What a wonderful feeling to know that even though the world is so fucked up, there remains something pure and innocent. Oh, how splendid it is that man has no control over the weather. "

― Henry Martin , Mad Days of Me, the complete trilogy

10 " Nothing is more damaging than a closed mind; nothing is more damaging than an unwillingness to learn. "

― Henry Martin , Mad Days of Me, the complete trilogy

11 " Austria, once again you remind me why I haven’t missed you. The streets are clean, the buildings well kept, the people dressed in stylish clothes, and yet, the city appears lifeless, passionless—leprous. "

― Henry Martin , Mad Days of Me, the complete trilogy

12 " A good day is a day like today—I am alive, I am breathing. The complexity of past affairs no longer preoccupies my mind. The deepest simplicity in life, the simple fact of breathing, gives me all the pleasure I require to sustain living. "

― Henry Martin , Mad Days of Me, the complete trilogy

13 " The keyless, security lock clearly marks the end of free range, beyond which lies the forbidden path to the world of the fortunate. "

― Henry Martin , Mad Days of Me, the complete trilogy

14 " and the homeless, "

― Henry Martin , Mad Days of Me, the complete trilogy

15 " The fortune of a man is one of the greatest mysteries. How so little can change so much in one’s life; we are separated only by a few feet, yet our worlds have nothing in common, apart from being in the same location at the same time. "

― Henry Martin , Mad Days of Me, the complete trilogy

16 " The sexual urge overpowers me; I lean towards her, our lips meet and we kiss. The smell of her perfume, the spice of her skin—intoxicating—the lights and the smoke fall upon me, and I just want to have her right there and then on the barstool. Out of nowhere, I hear Samir behind me: “It’s a man, get the fuck away from him!” “What?” I exclaim. I can’t believe this, so I reach between her legs and feel a hard dick. Shit. "

― Henry Martin , Mad Days of Me, the complete trilogy

17 " Pride fucks with everyone. You can be living in hell, hungry and beaten, trying to bring food to your family at any cost, but when you go out into the world, you can never say to your neighbor: “Please help me. I am hungry, and I can’t take it anymore!” No. You pretend as if everything is just swell. "

― Henry Martin , Mad Days of Me, the complete trilogy