This much I know already: When Tommy and the Big Brains, in whispered, wry asides, talk about Project 88715, they call it something else. They call it the "Adam Project.
A little learning is a dangerous thing. Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian Spring; There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain, and drinking largely sobers us again.
You should never put the new antlers of a deer to your nose and smell them. They have little insects that crawl into the nose and devour the brain.
I wanted to grab his stupid ears and smash his stupid head against the door until his stupid brains leaked out. Instead, I did nothing.
At first I felt dizzy - not with the kind of dizziness that makes the body reel but the kind that's like a dead emptiness in the brain, an instinctive awareness of the void.
No, I say, it's fine. Put a gun to my head and paint the wall with my brains. Just great, I say. Really.
Hooters McHoulihan, let's get the fuck out of here. This G-string is so far up my ass, it's making my brain hurt," Jane grumbled
Living in a bookshop is like living in a warehouse of explosives. Those shelves are ranked with the most furious combustibles in the world--the brains of men.
And now his cock wanted back in the game. Jesus, when your brain started talking to your cock, you were on some fucking really thin ice.
It wasn't like she was lonely and in fact – she had understood it all in every way except with her brain. Now she knew that she knew.
It's a silence I know. The kind that's actually a sound so loud your brain doesn't know how to interpret it at first.
My mother would say, 'Why are you always playing alone?' And I would say, 'I'm not playin', Ma. I'm fuckin' serious!
I went through the usual stages: imp, rascal, scalawag, whippersnapper. And, of course, after that it's just a small step to full-blown sociopath.
Have you ever considered that there might be something wrong with your brain? Oh, I think there might be something wrong with everyone else’s.
The only regret we should have is allowing regret to hold us back from taking action now.
Anxiety and depression, and the physical symptoms they cause, are merely distractions and smokescreens to “protect” you from dangers, which are usually, imaginary.
The elimination diet: Remove anger, regret, resentment, guilt, blame, and worry. Then watch your health, and life, improve.
But when the flash flood crosses your path, when the lion leaps at you from the grasses, advanced self-awareness is an unaffordable indulgence. The brain stem does its best.
The danger of venturing into uncharted waters is not nearly as dangerous as staying on shore, waiting for your boat to come in.
In order to reach for the stars, you must have both feet planted firmly on the ground.
Dreams may seem far, but the steps we take are close. Focus on these steps and watch your dreams magically appear.
