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“The visible exhausts me. I am dissolved in shadow.”
Source : Theodore Roethke (2006). “Straw for the Fire: From the Notebooks of Theodore Roethke, 1943-63”, p.150, Copper Canyon Press
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“That's the thing about life; everything feels so permanent, but you can disappear in an instant.”
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“You can paint your soul with any medium.”
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“The more elaborate his labyrinths, the further from the Sun his face.”
Source : Mikhail Naimy (2011). “The Book of Mirdad: The strange story of a monastery which was once called The Ark”, p.57, Duncan Baird Publishers
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“What Must I Do to Be Saved? It is impossible to ask a more weighty Question! It is deplorable that we hear it asked with no more Frequency, with nor more Agony.”
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“You have to get to the next level, or you're gonna get stuck where you are for the rest of your life.”
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“The most successful comics are always the hardest-working ones.”
Source : "Portrait of the artist: Marcus Brigstocke, comedian". Interview with Laura Barnett, www.theguardian.com. November 27, 2007.
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“Life's like a movie, write your own ending. Keep believing, keep pretending. We've done just what we set out to do. Thanks to the lovers, the dreamers and you.”
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“Rule #3 - It's okay to believe yourself better than the rest of the planet, so long as you keep it to yourself.”
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“The only way a kid is going to practise is if it's total fun for him... and it was for me.”