It’s those other escapes, the ones you can open in yourself, given a cutting edge.


“None of us really changes over time. We only become more fully what we are.”
― The Vampire Lestat
― The Vampire Lestat

“I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked, dragging themselves through the negro streets at dawn looking for an angry fix angelheaded hipsters burning for the ancient heavenly connection to the starry dynamo in the machinery of the night.”
― Howl, Kaddish and Other Poems
― Howl, Kaddish and Other Poems

“People are afraid of themselves, of their own reality; their feelings most of all. People talk about how great love is, but that’s bullshit. Love hurts. Feelings are disturbing. People are taught that pain is evil and dangerous. How can they deal with love if they’re afraid to feel? Pain is meant to wake us up. People try to hide their pain. But they’re wrong. Pain is something to carry, like a radio. You feel your strength in the experience of pain. It’s all in how you carry it. That’s what matters. Pain is a feeling. Your feelings are a part of you. Your own reality. If you feel ashamed of them, and hide them, you’re letting society destroy your reality. You should stand up for your right to feel your pain.”
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“Your conscience is the measure of the honesty of your selfishness.
Listen to it carefully.”
― Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah
Listen to it carefully.”
― Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah
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