"A rose trapped inside a fist."

Symbolism, Beauty, Constraint, Sensitivity, Pain

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"All stories are about wolves. All worth repeating, that is. Anything else is sentimental drivel."

Margaret Atwood, Canadian Novelist

Symbolism, Story, Truth, Repetition, Simplicity

"His gaze, bluntedby the unnumbered processionof iron bars, uncountedas his softly padded steps.Smooth motion of blood and sinewturning in its own, small circleprescribed by bars and walls...and skin, confined.Suddenly, without warning,a flash of light and imagepierces the caged brain,and passing through its beating heartto stillness finds its way."

Rainer Maria Rilke, German Poet

Symbolism, Animals, Motion, Awareness, Perception

"A sausage is an image of rest, peace and tranquility in stark contrast to the destruction and chaos of everyday life."

Tom Robbins, American Author

Symbolism, Peace, Contrast, Chaos, Simplicity

"Look, moonI turned silver for you."

Sanober Khan, Indian Businessman

Symbolism, Love, Devotion, Nature

"A feather when viewed separately may seem like only a feather,But when seen through the eyes of truth it is a sacred instrument that lifts a bird in flight."

Molly Friedenfeld, American Author

Symbolism, Truth, Flight, Perception

"His cloak was his crowning glory; sable, thick and black and soft as sin."

George R. R. Martin, American Author

Symbolism, Glory, Darkness, Power

"Slice a pear and you will find that its flesh is incandescent white. It glows with inner light. Those who carry a knife and a pear are never afraid of the dark."

Yann Martel, Canadian Author

Symbolism, Light, Courage, Hope

"Barack Obama's victories in 2008 and 2012 were dismissed by some of his critics as merely symbolic for African Americans. But there is nothing 'mere about symbols."

Ta-Nehisi Coates, American Writer

Symbolism, Politics, Race, America, Victory

"Blood was its Avatar and its seal."

Edgar Allan Poe, American Poet

Symbolism, Blood, Power, Identity

"Those who glitter with the glory of the hummingbird meaning death."

T. S. Eliot, American Poet

Symbolism, Glory, Death, Nature

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"As long as I tell the truth I feel that nobody can touch me."

Truth

"Musicians should not play music. Music should play musicians."

Music

"It's funny how people think that they have 'a right to life'. Now isn't that the biggest load you ever heard? You don't have a right to shit your pants on Sunday. Let's take it back to the jungle. Where the fuck are your rights there? No layers in the jungle. Civilization has allowed the weak to survive. You can sit back and be an overweight, apathetic piece of shit, smoke your dope and still survive because you have a right to life."

Society

"'SMiLE' is perhaps the Beach Boys' most legendary album. It was recorded in 1966 and 1967 but only saw a formal release in 2011. That's a long time to wait for what was said to be Brian Wilson's masterpiece."

Music

"At some point they show their true colorsAfter the break upAfter the trial After the contract is signed and brokenTheir true colors stinkThese daysI find it hard to get along with themI want to push them until the colors come out And sometimes I hate them so much, I push and seeI do the same to the ones I likeThe ones I don't care about I smile at real nice."

Observation

"It's sad when someone you know becomes someone you knew."

Loss

"In my world there would be as many public libraries as there are Starbucks."

Knowledge

"This is my 25th year of being on stage. A lot of people who I kind of toed up to the starting line with are no longer in this position. I feel very, very lucky."

People

"We know that in September, we will wander through the warm winds of summer's wreckage. We will welcome summer's ghost."

Nature

"The first several years of my life were used to upload incredible amounts of fear, and I just became afraid of everything. I was afraid of my parents, afraid of my classmates, afraid of the streets of Washington, D.C. I would flinch at every gesture."

Trauma