Waking Life quotes

View Quote Creation comes out of imperfection. It seems to come out of a striving and a frustration. This is where, I think, language came from. I mean, it come from our desire to transcend our isolation and have some connection with one another. It had to be easy when it was just simple survival. “Water.” We came up with a sound for that. “Tiger behind you!” We made a sound for that. But when it gets really interesting, I think is when we use that same system of symbols to communicate all the abstract and intangible things we’re experiencing. What is “frustration”? Or what is “anger” or “love”? When I say “love” the sound comes out of my mouth and hits the other person’s ear travels through the byzantine conduit in their brain through their memories of love or lack of love. They say they understand, but how do I know? Because words are inert. They’re just symbols. They’re dead. You know? And so much of our experience is intangible. So much of what we perceive cannot be expressed. It’s unspeakable. And yet, you know, when we communicate with one another and we feel we have connected and think we’re understood I think we have a feeling of almost spiritual communion. That may be transient, but it’s what we live for.

View Quote Which is the most universal human characteristic: fear, or laziness?

View Quote They say that dreams are only real as long as they last. Couldn't you say the same thing about life?

View Quote The trick is to combine your waking rational abilities with the infinite possibilities of your dreams. Because, if you can do that, you can do anything.

View Quote The worst mistake that you can make is to think you're alive when really you're asleep in life's waiting room.

View Quote Did you ever have a job that you hated and worked real hard at? A long, hard day of work. Finally you get to go home, get in bed, close your eyes and immediately you wake up and realize... that the whole day at work had been a dream. It's bad enough that you sell your waking life for minimum wage, but now they get your dreams for free.

View Quote Super perfundo on the early eve of your day.

View Quote The ongoing WOW is happening right now.

View Quote And on really romantic evenings of self, I go salsa dancing with my confusion.

View Quote Remembering is so much more of a psychotic activity than not forgetting.

View Quote I mean, I'm not saying that you don't know what you're talking about, but I don't know what you're talking about.

View Quote If you can [wake up], you should, cos y'know, one day you won't be able to, so, but it's easy, just, just... wake up!

View Quote Man exiting Convenience store: As the pattern gets more intricate and subtle, being swept along is no longer enough.

View Quote Flaming Guy: The Powers that be want us to be passive observers.

View Quote Boat Car Guy: The idea is to remain in a state of constant departure while always arriving. Saves on introductions and goodbyes.