Mark Forsyth Quotes

Lord, deliver us from what we already knew we wanted. Give us some new desires, the weirder the better.

There's always a strange feeling you get when you come across one particular line by chance. It feels somehow significant. That's irrational of course, but humans are irrational creatures. Even the sturdiest, most down-to-earth chap will turn pale if he opens a book at random and sees the words PREPARE TO MEET THY DEATH.

The glamour's off. Almost any question you ask can be answered. It's only the questions that you didn't know to ask that remain, dancing the can-can behind your back. The unknown unknowns.

Poetry is much more important than the truth, and, if you don't believe that, try using the two methods to get laid.