When life demands more of people than they demand of life - as is ordinarily the case - what results is a resentment of life almost as deep-seated as the fear of death

Quote by Tom Robbins

Topics: Death And Dying Quotes, Fear Quotes, Life Quotes, People Quotes

Now tequila may be the favoured beverage of outlaws but that doesn't mean it gives...

Now tequila may be the favoured beverage of outlaws but that doesn't mean it gives...

It is easier to play around with a man's wife than with his cliches.

It is easier to play around with a man's wife than with his cliches.

Life isn't stable. Stability is unnatural. The only stable society is the police state. You...

Life isn't stable. Stability is unnatural. The only stable society is the police state. You...

The afternoon passed more slowly than a walnut-sized kidney stone.

The afternoon passed more slowly than a walnut-sized kidney stone.

We waste time looking for the perfect lover, instead of creating the perfect lover.

We waste time looking for the perfect lover, instead of creating the perfect lover.

There are many things worth living for, a few things worth dying for, and nothing...

There are many things worth living for, a few things worth dying for, and nothing...

Using words to describe magic is like using a screwdriver to cut roast beef

Using words to describe magic is like using a screwdriver to cut roast beef

Philosophers have argued for centuries about how many angels can dance on the head of...

Philosophers have argued for centuries about how many angels can dance on the head of...

Disbelief in magic can force a poor soul into believing in government and business.

Disbelief in magic can force a poor soul into believing in government and business.

Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.

Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.

The bottom line is that (a) people are never perfect, but love can be, (b)...

The bottom line is that (a) people are never perfect, but love can be, (b)...

Humanity has advanced, when it has advanced, not because it has been sober, responsible, and...

Humanity has advanced, when it has advanced, not because it has been sober, responsible, and...

When two people meet and fall in love, there's a sudden rush of magic. Magic...

When two people meet and fall in love, there's a sudden rush of magic. Magic...

I believe in nothing, everything is sacred. I believe in everything, nothing is sacred.

I believe in nothing, everything is sacred. I believe in everything, nothing is sacred.

True stability results when presumed order and presumed disorder are balanced. A truly stable system...

True stability results when presumed order and presumed disorder are balanced. A truly stable system...

Disbelief in magic can force a poor soul into believing in government and business.

Disbelief in magic can force a poor soul into believing in government and business.

In order to be respected, authority has got to be respectable.

In order to be respected, authority has got to be respectable.

We're our own dragons as well as our own heroes, and we have to rescue...

We're our own dragons as well as our own heroes, and we have to rescue...

People write memoirs because they lack the imagination to make things up.

People write memoirs because they lack the imagination to make things up.

Human folly does not impede the turning of the stars.

Human folly does not impede the turning of the stars.