Quotes from David Mazzucchelli

Life is stressful,dear. That's why they say "rest in peace.

To live (as I understand it) is to exist within a conception of time. But to remember is to vacate the very notion of time. Every memory, no matter how remote its subject, takes place 'Now,' at the moment it's called to the mind. The more something is recalled, the more the brain has a chance to refine the original experience. Because every memory is a re-creation, not a playback.

Life is stressful,dear. That's why they say "rest in peace.

How can we call death-about which we know nothing- the opposite of life, when we barely comprehend life itself?

What if reality (as perceived) were simply an extension of the self? Wouldn't that color the way each individual experiences the world?

There are just two things you need to fix here: the interior and the exterior.

Yes here's to the founding fathers—slave-owners, British citizens who didn't want to pay taxes...

How can i hope to succeed when surrounded by flaccid imaginations and puny minds when my head.. My head is filled with NIETZCHE?

Me? I like wearing a condom. It means I'm having sex. I already spend most of my time NOT wearing one. It's like a tuxedo - I enjoy putting one on for special occasions.

Life is stressful, dear. That's why they say "rest in peace".

Anything that's not functional is merely decorative.

But why must choices always lie along a linear spectrum with two poles instead of say among a sphere of possibilities

The way the function dictates the form... elegant lines... nothing extraneous... this shoe perfectly expresses the essence of shoeness.

To live as I understand it is to exist within a conception of time. But to remember is to vacate the very notion of time.

by choosing two aspects of a subject that appear to be in opposition, each can be examined in light of the other in order to better illuminate the entire subject, as long as one doesn't mistake the system for reality.

if the creator of the universe is spending all his time watching you, it must surly be because he loves you.

Me? I like wearing a condom. It means I'm having sex. I already spend most of my time NOT wearing one. It's like a tuxedo - I enjoy putting one on for special occasions. " ? David Mazzucchelli, Asterios Polyp

Svako sje?anje , koliko god mu sadržaj dalek, doga?a se ''sada'', u trenutku kad ga um prizove. Što se ?eš?e prisje?amo, to um ima više prilike prepravljati izvorno iskustvo, jer svako je prisje?anje ponovno stvaranje, a ne reprodukcija.

if the creator of the universe is spending all his time watching you, it must surely be because he loves you

Every memory, no matter how remote its subject, takes place "now",at the moment it's called up in the mind. The more something is recalled, the more the brain has a chance to refine the original experience, because every memory is a re-creation, not a playback.

I like to come out here from time to time, just to be, like, blown away by the sheer physicality of this place, y'know?

At Marvel, I was lucky enough to work with really talented people, but I always had this nagging thought: 'One day I'll write my own stories.'

I remember that Charles Schulz, at the end of his life, had eyes full of tears for Charlie Brown. I thought about the reason for all his emotion: he had lived for 50 years with them.

How can we call death-about which we know nothing- the opposite of life, when we barely comprehend life itself?