Tom Robbins Quotes

Love easily confuses us because it is always in flux between illusion and substance, between memory and wish, between contentment and need.

The highest function of love is that it makes the loved one a unique and irreplaceable being.

“I believe in nothing, everything is sacred. I believe in everything, nothing is sacred.”

Humanity has advanced, when it has advanced, not because it has been sober, responsible, and cautious, but because it has been playful, rebellious, and immature.

“There are many things worth living for, a few things worth dying for, and nothing worth killing for.”

“We're our own dragons as well as our own heroes, and we have to rescue ourselves from ourselves.”

“Religion is not merely the opium of the masses, it's the cyanide.”

“There is no such thing as a weird human being, It's just that some people require more understanding than others"

Our similarities bring us to a common ground; our differences allow us to be fascinated by each other.

“To achieve the impossible; it is precisely the unthinkable that must be thought.”

“Love is the ultimate outlaw. It just won't adhere to any rules. The most any of us can do is to sign on as its accomplice. Instead of vowing to honor and obey, maybe we should swear to aid and abet. That would mean that security is out of the question. The words "make" and "stay" become inappropriate. My love for you has no strings attached. I love you for free.”

“Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.”

“When we're incomplete, we're always searching for somebody to complete us. When, after a few years or a few months of a relationship, we find that we're still unfulfilled, we blame our partners and take up with somebody more promising. This can go on and on--series polygamy--until we admit that while a partner can add sweet dimensions to our lives, we, each of us, are responsible for our own fulfillment."

We waste time looking for the perfect lover, instead of creating the perfect love.

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 the adventure).

Disbelief in magic can force a poor soul into believing in government and business.