All Tom Robbins Quotes
- Religion is nothing but institutionalized mysticism. The catch is, mysticism does not lend itself to institutionalization. The moment we attempt to organize mysticism, we destroy… Attempt
- Those who possess wisdom cannot just ladle it out to every wantwit and jackanapes who comes along and asks for it. A person must be… Along
- There are people in this world who can wear whale masks and people who cannot, and the wise know to which group they belong. Belong
- People aren't trees, so it is false when they speak of roots. False
- In times of widespread chaos and confusion, it has been the duty of more advanced human beings--artists, scientists, clowns and philosophers--to create order. In times… Advanced
- The Earth is God's pinball machine and each quake, tidal wave, flash flood and volcanic eruption is the result of a TILT that occurs when… Cheating
- Normality is the Great Neurosis of civilization. Civilization
- Laws, it is said, are for the protection of the people. It's unfortunate that there are no statistics on the number of lives that are… Biased
- Cries for help are frequently inaudible. Cries
- Don't confuse symmetry with balance. Balance
- I believe in political solutions to political problems. But man's primary problems aren't political; they're philosophical. Until humans can solve their philosophical problems, they're condemned… Believe
- The enemy is the tyranny of the dull mind. Dull
- Teachers who offer you the ultimate answers do not possess the ultimate answers, for if they did, they would know that the ultimate answers cannot… Answers
- Unhappiness is the ultimate form of self-indulgence. Form
- The principal difference between an adventurer and a suicide is that the adventurer leaves himself a margin of escape (the narrower the margin the greater… Adventure
- The only question is how to make love stay. Funny
- Whether a man is a criminal or a public servant is purely a matter of perspective. Criminal
- I rather like the smell of absurdity in the morning. Absurdity
- …he glanced over his shoulder at her, regarding her, as he often did before they made love, as if she were a lost continent about… Continent
- Self-esteem is for sissies. Accept that you're a pimple and try to keep a lively sense of humor about it. That way lies grace -… Accept
- To an artist a metaphor is as real as a dollar. Artist
- And it rained a fever. And it rained a silence. And it rained a sacrifice. And it rained a miracle. And it rained sorceries and… Eye
- And it rained a screaming. And it rained a rawness. And it rained a plasma. And it rained a disorder. Disorder
- A sneeze travels at a peak velocity of two hundred miles per hour. A burp, more slowly; a fart, slower yet. But a kiss thrown… Ambiguous
- The full moon - the mandala of the sky. Full