The more advertising I see, the less I want to…

The more advertising I see, the less I want to buy

Sourced, Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates
(2000)

Other Tom Robbins Quotes

They snuggled closer, and when they were as close as they could get without being behind one another, they commenced to kiss again. - View Quote Details on They snuggled closer, and when they were as close as…
Albert Camus wrote that the only serious question is whether to kill yourself or not. Tom Robbins wrote that the only serious question is whether time has a beginning or an end. Camus clearly got up on the wrong side of the bed, and Robbins must have forgotten to set the alarm. There is only one serious question. And that question is: ‘Who knows how to make love stay?’ - View Quote Details on Albert Camus wrote that the only serious question is whether…
Sharks are the criminals of the sea. Dolphins are the outlaws. - View Quote Details on Sharks are the criminals of the sea. Dolphins are the…
Sometimes those things that attract the most attention to us are the things that afford us the greatest privacy. - View Quote Details on Sometimes those things that attract the most attention to us…
Nostalgia’s nice enough in little bitty doses, it puts personal peach fuzz on the hard ass of history. - View Quote Details on Nostalgia’s nice enough in little bitty doses, it puts personal…
Are you aware that rushing toward a goal is a sublimated death wish? It’s no coincidence we call them ‘deadlines’. - View Quote Details on Are you aware that rushing toward a goal is a…
A lot of progress was being made there at MIT. Those guys had molecules jumping through hoops like poodles in a circus. - View Quote Details on A lot of progress was being made there at MIT…
I’ll never write another novel on an electric typewriter. I’d rather use a sharp stick and a little pile of dogshit. - View Quote Details on I’ll never write another novel on an electric typewriter. I’d…
Suppose the neutral angels were able to talk to Yahweh and Lucifer- God and Satan, to use their popular titles- into settling out of court. What would be the terms of the compromise? Specifically, how would they divide the assets of their earthly kingdom? Would God be satisfied to take loaves and fishes and itty-bitty thimbles of Communion wine, while allowing Satan to have the redeye Gravy, eighteen ounce New York steak, and buckets of chilled champagne? Would God really accept twice-a-month lovemaking for procreative purposes and give Satan the all-night, no-holds-barred, nasty “can’t-get-enough-of-you” hot-as-hell fucks? - View Quote Details on Suppose the neutral angels were able to talk to Yahweh…
…to emphasize the afterlife is to deny life. To concentrate on heaven is to create hell. - View Quote Details on …to emphasize the afterlife is to deny life. To concentrate…