Salamun Quotes & Sayings

Sympathy is the charm of human life ... — Grace Aguilar

Every true poet is a monster.
He destroys people and their speech.
His singing elevates a technique that wipes out
the earth so we are not eaten by worms.
The drunk sells his coat.
The thief sells his mother.
Only the poet sells his soul to separate it
from the body that he loves. — Tomaz Salamun

I demand unconditional love and complete freedom. That is why I am terrible. — Tomaz Salamun

To make a film is easy; to make a good film is war. To make a very good film is a miracle. — Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

Despite everybody who has been born and has died, the world has just gone on. I mean, look at Napoleon -but we went right on. Look at Harpo Marx -the world went around, it didn't stop for a second. It's sad but true. John Kennedy, right? — Bob Dylan

A man who suffers before it is necessary, suffers more than is necessary. — Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Could any of these things be happening because they're fallen women?' I asked, drawing on another of the cliches we were given like a quiverful of arrows with which to face a life cursed by sin.
Doc sat a moment with his hand on the door handle before getting out. 'Well now, it's interesting that you ask. I had a woman recently who feel, not just one flight of stairs, but two. She had a baby as perfect as a pool ball. — Peter De Vries

You have to be nicer to me," I said. Again he laughed. "What? I'm the King of nice. What are you talking about?" "You have to be nicer to me or ... or ... " "Or what?" he said. Still Lars, still charming and jokey, but with a thread of fear. It snaked in and pierced my numbness and almost broke my resolve. Almost, but not quite. "Or I have ti break up with you." I whispered What was there more to say? Nothing. So I hung up. — Lauren Myracle

Death. An instantaneous state, without past or future. Indispensable for entering eternity. — Simone Weil

My mind is a sacred cow / bleeding in the ellipsis. — Tomaz Salamun

Self-nurturance, or learning to bask in bliss, is an acquired art form. — Sarah Ban Breathnach

Amy King is a true bard. — Tomaz Salamun