Fear of death is understandable, being that we are all going to die, but fear of life and suffering is more of an irrational fear because it's something that can be avoided. The torturous part is that suffering can be… — Steve Toltz Copy Share Image
“To my horror principles have wormed their way into [the] fabric of my being.” — Steve Toltz Copy Share Image
I'm not sure if I always wanted to be a writer, but I was always writing. — Steve Toltz Copy Share Image
“The problem is most of the time when God’s supposed to be the hero, he comes across as the villain. I mean, look at… — Steve Toltz Copy Share Image
[I'll teach you] how not to leave the windows of your heart open when it looks like rain and how everyone has a stump… — Steve Toltz Copy Share Image
...I thought how I hate any kind of mob - I hate mobs of sports fans, mobs of environmental demonstrators, I even hate mobs… — Steve Toltz Copy Share Image
I was in the hospital and I was paralyzed and I went through all of these things. I've had all of these crazy experiences… — Steve Toltz Copy Share Image
Let’s not mince words: the inside of the Sydney casino looks as if Vegas had an illegitimate child with Liberace’s underpants, and that child… — Steve Toltz Copy Share Image
Optimism isn't funny unless you are laughing at the person, whereas extreme pessimism is extremely funny. It's exaggeration. — Steve Toltz Copy Share Image
There's nothing perplexing to me about a leafy shrub evolving out of the big bang, but that the post office exists because carbon exploded… — Steve Toltz Copy Share Image
The game is an analogy for life: there are not enough chairs or good times to go around, not enough food, not enough joy,… — Steve Toltz Copy Share Image
Raymond Chandler I love a lot, and the Austrian writer Thomas Bernhard. I really love his voice. — Steve Toltz Copy Share Image
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