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

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 they tell you to grow up, they mean stop growing.

When they tell you to grow up, they mean stop growing.

Equality is not in regarding different things similarly, equality is in regarding different things differently.

Equality is not in regarding different things similarly, equality is in regarding different things differently.

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

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

Unhappiness is the ultimate form of self-indulgence.

Unhappiness is the ultimate form of self-indulgence.

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...

There's always the same amount of good luck and bad luck in the world. If...

There's always the same amount of good luck and bad luck in the world. If...

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

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

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.

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.

When we're incomplete, we're always searching for somebody to complete us. When, after a few...

When we're incomplete, we're always searching for somebody to complete us. When, after a few...

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...

To be or not to be isn't the question. The question is how to prolong...

To be or not to be isn't the question. The question is how to prolong...

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...

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)...

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

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

If little else, the brain is an educational toy.

If little else, the brain is an educational toy.

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.

Where there is marriage without love, there will be love without marriage.

Where there is marriage without love, there will be love without marriage.

Women react differently: a French woman who sees herself betrayed by her husband will kill...

Women react differently: a French woman who sees herself betrayed by her husband will kill...