--- title: "3 Existential Quotes By Tao Lin" description: "3 Existential quotes by Tao Lin. Plus more from Tao Lin and more Existential sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd0/tao-lin-3279_abstraction_if-i-wrote-about-being-abstraction-i-wou_1757799.jpg" --- > [ If I wrote about "being \[abstraction\]" I would be ignoring existential issues (such as death, limited-time, the arbitrary nature of the universe,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tao-lin/if-i-wrote-about-being-abstraction-i-would-be-ignoring-existential/) [Tao Lin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tao-lin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd0/tao-lin-3279_abstraction_if-i-wrote-about-being-abstraction-i-wou_1757799.jpg) > [I feel connected with people because of their sense of humor, worldview, and what they think and feel about certain existential issues…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tao-lin/i-feel-connected-with-people-because-of-their-sense-of-humor/) [Tao Lin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tao-lin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed8/tao-lin-3279_affected_i-feel-connected-with-people-because-of_2606538.jpg) > [I haven't written about an immigrant experience because I haven't experienced that before and am focused on existential themes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tao-lin/i-haven-t-written-about-an-immigrant-experience-because-i-haven-t/) [Tao Lin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tao-lin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83b/tao-lin-3279_about_i-haven-t-written-about-an-immigrant-exp_2784846.png) ## Other authors on Existential - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-rollo-may-80838.jpg) Rollo May 18 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/existential/rollo-may/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-lu-xun-61677.jpg) Lu Xun 16 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/existential/lu-xun/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-friedrich-nietzsche-36363.jpg) Friedrich Nietzsche 14 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/existential/friedrich-nietzsche/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-viktor-e-frankl-93688.jpg) Viktor E. Frankl 13 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/existential/viktor-e-frankl/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-jean-paul-sartre-220.jpg) Jean-Paul Sartre 13 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/existential/jean-paul-sartre/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-simone-de-beauvoir-85532.jpg) Simone de Beauvoir 12 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/existential/simone-de-beauvoir/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-paul-tillich-74200.jpg) Paul Tillich 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/existential/paul-tillich/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-ernest-becker-33772.jpg) Ernest Becker 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/existential/ernest-becker/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-albert-camus-10482.jpg) Albert Camus 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/existential/albert-camus/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-rajneesh-77002.jpg) Rajneesh 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/existential/rajneesh/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-hunter-s-thompson-42712.jpg) Hunter S. Thompson 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/existential/hunter-s-thompson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-stephen-a-diamond-86925.jpg) Stephen A. Diamond 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/existential/stephen-a-diamond/) ## More by Tao Lin > [“In the parking lot, she drove and parked in a dark area with no other cars around. She reclined her seat, and listened to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tao-lin/in-the-parking-lot-she-drove-and-parked-in-a-dark-area-with-no-other/) [Tao Lin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tao-lin/) > [“i recommend the phrase 'pineapple ass”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tao-lin/i-recommend-the-phrase-pineapple-ass/) [Tao Lin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tao-lin/) > [I actually don't have...opinions. I'm not being secretive about anything. I just actually don't have opinions about society. I can discern that certain things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tao-lin/i-actually-don-t-have-opinions-i-m-not-being-secretive-about-anything/) [Tao Lin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tao-lin/) > [“Sara would call one of those cops on horses a motherfucker. The cop would avert his eyes. Sara would ask directions for the wild…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tao-lin/sara-would-call-one-of-those-cops-on-horses-a-motherfucker-the-cop/) [Tao Lin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tao-lin/) > [Do you sometimes look up from the computer and look around the room and know you are alone, I mean really know it, then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tao-lin/do-you-sometimes-look-up-from-the-computer-and-look-around-the-room/) [Tao Lin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tao-lin/) > [I think mostly the commodifying comes after I've done something that has some other value to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tao-lin/i-think-mostly-the-commodifying-comes-after-i-ve-done-something-that/) [Tao Lin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tao-lin/) > [“The hamster friend said being able to do front rolls didn't make the hamster as good as Bruce Lee, which was not a true…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tao-lin/the-hamster-friend-said-being-able-to-do-front-rolls-didn-t-make-the/) [Tao Lin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tao-lin/) > [“As a teenager, he made screaming noises at night in his room, like a deranged person. He threw his electrical pencil sharpener at the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tao-lin/as-a-teenager-he-made-screaming-noises-at-night-in-his-room-like-a/) [Tao Lin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tao-lin/) > [“Don't be stupid and awkward," the dolphin says. "You want to walk together or not?" "You are a stupid piece of shit. Go away…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tao-lin/don-t-be-stupid-and-awkward-the-dolphin-says-you-want-to-walk/) [tao lin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tao-lin/) > [I was delivering pizzas at Domino's. I was 17 maybe. I liked it a lot. Just driving in the nice weather and listening to music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tao-lin/i-was-delivering-pizzas-at-domino-s-i-was-17-maybe-i-liked-it-a-lot/) [Tao Lin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tao-lin/) > [loneliness can fly a helicopter through a cut-out shape of a helicopter the same size as the helicopter and that's it's only skill and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tao-lin/loneliness-can-fly-a-helicopter-through-a-cut-out-shape-of-a/) [Tao Lin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tao-lin/) > [Life has never died, which is something that I think people ignore.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tao-lin/life-has-never-died-which-is-something-that-i-think-people-ignore/) [Tao Lin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tao-lin/) > [“Amoeba ass is so hot.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tao-lin/amoeba-ass-is-so-hot/) [Tao Lin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tao-lin/) > [“After untangling a cord, then moving the MacBook to the floor, Paul lay beside Erin and meekly pawed her forearm three times, then briefly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tao-lin/after-untangling-a-cord-then-moving-the-macbook-to-the-floor-paul-lay/) [Tao Lin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tao-lin/) > [“It was a face that said, “Fuck the world,” but said it reluctantly, and tonelessly, and then apologized, said “Sorry,” but said all of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tao-lin/it-was-a-face-that-said-fuck-the-world-but-said-it-reluctantly-and/) [Tao Lin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tao-lin/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/existential/tao-lin/#itemlist", "name": "3 Existential Quotes By Tao Lin", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If I wrote about \"being [abstraction]\" I would be ignoring existential issues (such as death, limited-time, the arbitrary nature of the universe, the mystery of consciousness) that I feel affect me most in my life and think about most of the time. 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