A Place Like Art

A world Socrates couldn't imagine, where people would examine their lives, but only in terms of movie and paperback potential.
-Chuck Palahniuk

Every poet and musician and artist, but for Grace, is drawn away from love of the thing he tells, to love of the telling till, down in Deep Hell, they cannot be interested in God at all but only in what they say about Him. For it doesn't stop at being interested in paint, you know. They sink lower--become interested in their own personalities and then in nothing but their reputations.
-C.S.Lewis

It's a writer thing, Mom. Artists use their own experience to express themselves.
-your truly (This wins the prize for most annoying quote of the week. I astounded myself at this convincing protrayal of an angsty artsy teenager (see above). Don't worry I returned to age 21 when I realized I don't really need to return to my mis-spent youth.)

I cultivate awkwardness in petrie dishes.
-Shannon (Ah, yes...the diet pepsies. But you didn't mention how great free stuff is.)

We've bred viruses by over-prescribing antibiotics and now these viruses are all grown up, filled with rage and body piercings.
-TV show House