“Te occidere possunt sed te edere non possunt nefas est." (Roughly, "They can kill you, but the legalities of eating you are quite a bit dicier.")”
―
David Foster Wallace,
Infinite Jest
“On Undecided Voters: "To put them in perspective, I think of being on an airplane. The flight attendant comes down the aisle with her food cart and, eventually, parks it beside my seat. “Can I interest you in the chicken?” she asks. “Or would you prefer the platter of shit with bits of broken glass in it?”To be undecided in this election is to pause for a moment and then ask how the chicken is cooked.” ― David Sedaris
“My dad used to say the definition of stupidity was doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. Or maybe that was the definition of crazy.” ― David Estes, The Moon Dwellers
“I don't particularly like confrontation. Unfortunately, confrontation seems to like me quite a lot.” ― David Estes, The Moon Dwellers
“Sometimes it's best to hide in plain sight.” ― David Estes, The Moon Dwellers
“You'll learn far more by listening than you ever will by speaking.” ― David Estes, The Moon Dwellers
“Pain is the great equalizer, the cure to mental anguish, the antidote for a hopeful heart.” ― David Estes, The Moon Dwellers
“Sometimes, girls, you have to hit your lowest low just before you hit your highest high. It makes you appreciate the good things so much more.” ― David Estes, The Moon Dwellers
“The beauty of physical pain is that it wipes out the other forms of pain.” ― David Estes, The Moon Dwellers
“Te occidere possunt sed te edere possunt nefas est.” ― David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest
“Ignorance is the worst plague of all, a form of blindness that destroys the hearts of the people who hide behind it.” ― David Estes, Brew
“David Hume, the greatest skeptic of them all, once remarked that after a gathering of skeptics met to proclaim the veracity of skepticism as a philosophy, all of the members of the gathering nonetheless left by the door rather than the window. I see Hume’s point. It was all just talk. The solemn philosophers weren’t taking what they said seriously.” ― Philip K. Dick
“I haven't done anything, except be born.” ― David Estes, The Moon Dwellers
“There are some things more important than your own life. Like friendship, and love, and trust, and goodness.” ― David Estes, The Moon Dwellers
“He throws his hands up in a request for mercy, I'm not in the mood so I stab him in the heart.” ― David Estes, The Moon Dwellers
“If they ever create an award for best conversationalist, let me know and I’ll apply. Until then, have a sip from my bottle of I-Don’t-Give-A-Crap and keep on walking.--Laney” ― David Estes, Boil
“No beast of reality, or creature of imagination, is as terrible as mankind. Or as loving. It’s a contradiction. I’ve always liked contradictions. Today I see both sides of the coin unveiled in gruesome and beautiful imagery, captured by my eyes and filed away in my mind, like still shots taken by a world-renowned photographer.” ― David Estes, The Moon Dwellers
“Si piensas dejar huella en la vida de una persona, empieza en este instante. No pospongas. Quizá esa persona necesita de ti, de tus palabras, de tu aliento.” ― David Elías Cotos Espinoza, El amor es como un pan con mantequilla
“I find that the less emotion I put into life, the less the past seems to hurt.” ― David Estes, The Moon Dwellers
“On Undecided Voters: "To put them in perspective, I think of being on an airplane. The flight attendant comes down the aisle with her food cart and, eventually, parks it beside my seat. “Can I interest you in the chicken?” she asks. “Or would you prefer the platter of shit with bits of broken glass in it?”To be undecided in this election is to pause for a moment and then ask how the chicken is cooked.” ― David Sedaris
“My dad used to say the definition of stupidity was doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. Or maybe that was the definition of crazy.” ― David Estes, The Moon Dwellers
“I don't particularly like confrontation. Unfortunately, confrontation seems to like me quite a lot.” ― David Estes, The Moon Dwellers
“Sometimes it's best to hide in plain sight.” ― David Estes, The Moon Dwellers
“You'll learn far more by listening than you ever will by speaking.” ― David Estes, The Moon Dwellers
“Pain is the great equalizer, the cure to mental anguish, the antidote for a hopeful heart.” ― David Estes, The Moon Dwellers
“Sometimes, girls, you have to hit your lowest low just before you hit your highest high. It makes you appreciate the good things so much more.” ― David Estes, The Moon Dwellers
“The beauty of physical pain is that it wipes out the other forms of pain.” ― David Estes, The Moon Dwellers
“Te occidere possunt sed te edere possunt nefas est.” ― David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest
“Ignorance is the worst plague of all, a form of blindness that destroys the hearts of the people who hide behind it.” ― David Estes, Brew
“David Hume, the greatest skeptic of them all, once remarked that after a gathering of skeptics met to proclaim the veracity of skepticism as a philosophy, all of the members of the gathering nonetheless left by the door rather than the window. I see Hume’s point. It was all just talk. The solemn philosophers weren’t taking what they said seriously.” ― Philip K. Dick
“I haven't done anything, except be born.” ― David Estes, The Moon Dwellers
“There are some things more important than your own life. Like friendship, and love, and trust, and goodness.” ― David Estes, The Moon Dwellers
“He throws his hands up in a request for mercy, I'm not in the mood so I stab him in the heart.” ― David Estes, The Moon Dwellers
“If they ever create an award for best conversationalist, let me know and I’ll apply. Until then, have a sip from my bottle of I-Don’t-Give-A-Crap and keep on walking.--Laney” ― David Estes, Boil
“No beast of reality, or creature of imagination, is as terrible as mankind. Or as loving. It’s a contradiction. I’ve always liked contradictions. Today I see both sides of the coin unveiled in gruesome and beautiful imagery, captured by my eyes and filed away in my mind, like still shots taken by a world-renowned photographer.” ― David Estes, The Moon Dwellers
“Si piensas dejar huella en la vida de una persona, empieza en este instante. No pospongas. Quizá esa persona necesita de ti, de tus palabras, de tu aliento.” ― David Elías Cotos Espinoza, El amor es como un pan con mantequilla
“I find that the less emotion I put into life, the less the past seems to hurt.” ― David Estes, The Moon Dwellers
