Unhappiness is the ultimate form of self-indulgence. Tom Robbins More Quotes by Tom Robbins More Quotes From Tom Robbins Rules such as "Write what you know," and "Show, don't tell," while doubtlessly grounded in good sense, can be ignored with impunity by any novelist nimble enough to get away with it. There is, in fact, only one rule in writing fiction: Whatever works, works. Tom Robbins novelistswritingfiction In this world that God (or Mother Nature) created, it is always hazard and novelty-hazard and novelty-which assert themselves, thereby rendering notions of fixity absurd. Incongruously enough, however, when we allow ourselves to fully accept uncertainty, to embrace and cultivate it even, then we actually can begin to feel within ourselves the presence of an Absolute. The person who cannot welcome ambiguity cannot welcome God. Tom Robbins hazardsmotherworld Albert Camus wrote that the only serious question is whether to kill yourself or not. Tom Robbins wrote that the only serious question is whether time has a beginning and an end. Camus clearly got up on the wrong side of bed, and Robbins must have forgotten to set the alarm. There is only one serious question. And that is: Who knows how to make love stay? Answer me that and I will tell you whether or not to kill yourself. Tom Robbins alarmsmaking-lovebed As a child, I was an imaginary playmate. Tom Robbins imaginarychildren Deep down, all of us are probably aware that some kind of mystical evolution is our true task. Yet we suppress the notion with considerable force because to admit it is to admit that most of our political gyrations, religious dogmas, social ambitions, and financial ploys are not merely counter-productive but trivial. Tom Robbins ambitiontruthreligious Love easily confuses us because it is always in flux between illusion and substance, between memory and wish, between contentment and need. Tom Robbins contentmentwishmemories My life is not merely a public phenomenon, it is a solitary adventure as well. Tom Robbins solitarylife-isadventure If you need to visualize the soul, think of it as a cross between a wolf howl, a photon and a dribble of dark molasses. But what it really is, as near as I can tell, is a packet of information. It's a program, a piece of hyperspatial software designed explicitly to interface with the Mystery. Not a mystery, mind you - the Mystery. The one that can never be solved. Tom Robbins souldarkthinking Logic only gives man what he needs... Magic gives him what he wants. Tom Robbins magicgivingmen A book no more contains reality than a clock contains time. A book may measure so-called reality as a clock measures so-called time; a book may create an illusion of reality as a clock creates an illusion of time; a book may be real, just as a clock is real (both more real, perhaps, than those ideas to which they allude); but let's not kid ourselves - all a clock contains is wheels and springs and all a book contains is sentences. Tom Robbins realspringbook You are what you think you eat. Tom Robbins hamburgersthinking There are many things worth living for, a few things worth dying for, and nothing worth killing for. Tom Robbins inspirationallifefunny Most Americans pay lip service to the idea of freedom, but can't handle real freedom. Tom Robbins realpayideas All depression has its roots in self-pity, and all self-pity is rooted in people taking themselves too seriously. Tom Robbins selfrootspeople Breathe properly. Stay curious. And eat your beets. Tom Robbins beetscuriousbreathe 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 nextmadnesswriting The trickster's function is to break taboos, create mischief, stir things up. In the end, the trickster gives people what they really want, some sort of freedom. Tom Robbins wantgivingpeople It is better to be small, colorful, sexy, careless, and peaceful. Tom Robbins lizardspeacefulsexy This is the room of the wolfmother wallpaper. Tom Robbins rooms Love is the ultimate outlaw. It just won't adhere to any rules. The most any of us can do is sign on as its accomplice. Tom Robbins abetlovelife
