One’s life has many compartments.
Julian Barnes – Flaubert’s Parrot
Complexity of Life
C
Appreciating Joy
A
Happiness is a gift and the trick is not to expect it, but to delight in it when it comes.
Julian Barnes – Flaubert’s Parrot
Technology and Intelligence
T
The question of whether machines can think… is about as relevant as the question of whether submarines can swim.
Julian Barnes – Flaubert’s Parrot
Mental Imagery
M
Your brain at this moment is composed of brigades of tiny Bolivian soldiers.
Jay McInerney – Bright Lights, Big City
Friendship
F
You have friends, friends who can be counted on to call you up and take you out and talk to you until you come back to your senses.
Jay McInerney – Bright Lights, Big City
Self-Awareness
S
It’s six A.M. Do you know where you are?
Jay McInerney – Bright Lights, Big City
Intimacy
I
There is always an element of self-destruction in the act of making love.
Jay McInerney – Bright Lights, Big City
Heartbreak
H
You keep waiting for the heaviness to leave you. You keep waiting for the moment you never think about the ex again.
Jay McInerney – Bright Lights, Big City
Self-Conflict
S
You are a republic of voices tonight. Unfortunately, that republic is Italy.
Jay McInerney – Bright Lights, Big City
Cynicism
C
Everything becomes symbol and irony when you’ve been betrayed.
Jay McInerney – Bright Lights, Big City