Nonnerds Quotes

#1. I attended a symposium, an event named after a fifth century (B.C.) Athenian drinking party in which nonnerds talked about love; alas, there was no drinking, and mercifully, nobody talked about love.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

#2. When you would think,
"what was the use of it,"
you'll remember
something you can't grasp
and you'll wonder
what it was.

Hilda Doolittle

#3. Do you think I'll ever have a real life?"
"Define real."
"You know ... a job, a family, a house, stuff like that."
"Is that what you want?"
"I don't know. I used to think the idea of normal was awful, but maybe that was just because I never thought I could have it.

Dianne Sylvan

#4. The key is to commit crimes so confusing that police feel too stupid to even write a crime report about them.

R. K. Milholland

#5. Everyone knows Spiderman is my favorite superhero of all time. My favorite supervillain? George W. Bush.

Corey Taylor

#6. Unless, of course, you insist on identifying yourself with the people and things you love; and thereby seriously disturb yourself.

Albert Ellis

#7. I hate, loathe and despise schools.School is bad for you if you have any talent. You should be cultivating that talent in your own particular way.

Maurice Sendak

#8. The only reason my daughter has not come home is because someone is keeping her." Keeping her.

Karin Slaughter

#9. I like politics and history and am happiest when having a good argument about ideas.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

#10. I always argued against the auteur theory; films are a collaborative art form. I've had some fantastically good people help me make the movies.

Alan Parker

#11. There is no greater pleasure for me than to practice and exhibit my art.

Ludwig Van Beethoven

#12. I think you get out of film school what you put into it. If you don't care about making movies, film school will do you no good.

Richard King