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“Grinning, she hovered over him. Then, like a fist closing around a doorknob, her grin closed around him. With her lips, she turned the knob first one way and then the other: left, right, open, shut; left, right, open, shut. The knob did not squeak. In fact, Wiggs was unusually quiet. Now, falling…” quote by Tom Robbins
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““Grinning, she hovered over him. Then, like a fist closing around a doorknob, her grin closed around him. With her lips, she turned the knob first one way and then the other: left, right, open, shut; left, right, open, shut. The knob did not squeak. In fact, Wiggs was unusually quiet. Now, falling into rhythm, she sucked the knob from its axle, sucked the axle from its door, the door from its hinges. Out onto the lawn, tempo increasing, she sucked up the flagstone walk, the rosebushes, the petunia bed, the sprinkler, the driveway, and the small Japanese car parked in the driveway: oh, what a feeling! Toyota! Wiggs moaned as the neighborhood disappeared. The towers of the city began to sway, and soon, the planet itself fell victim to the force, swelling at its equator, throbbing at its poles. It wobbled violently on its axis, once, twice, then exploded. The Big Bang theory, proven at last. Continuing to impersonate a black hole, she pulled in every drop and particle – she’d never had a man in such entirety – and it wasn’t until the final spasm had subsided and the cosmos was at peace that she loosened her grip and, lips glistening like the Milky Way, looked up to see – the legs of a third party standing there.””

Tom Robbins

About This Quote

Source Novel: “Another Roadside Attraction” by Tom Robbins, 1971

An imaginative, chaotic force consumes reality, illustrating the power of desire and destruction.

In simple terms: A wild force devours everything, showing desire’s power.

Key Takeaway

Recognize the impact of unchecked desire.

Themes

desire destruction imagination chaos power transformation

Mood

intense surreal

Type

literary philosophical

When to use this quote

  • personal relationships
  • political movements
  • environmental crises
  • artistic creation

Key Concepts

mythology psychology cosmology creative writing

Questions to Reflect On

  • What drives your own consuming passions?
  • How can you balance desire with responsibility?
A Different Perspective

Such force can be metaphorical, not literal, limiting practical application.

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