For weeks Tyrone thought he was going to die any minute, and there were also times when he was afraid he wasnt going to die.

The responsibility of the artist is to transcend the human ego.

It seems to me that what the artist sees is the simple and obvious that is invisible to everybody else.

As Lao Tzu says, "The Tao that can be named is not the true Tao".

They luxuriated in the feeling of deep and all pervading satisfaction, a feeling of knowing absolutely that all was well with the world and them and that the world was not only their oyster it was also their linguine with clam sauce. Not only were all things possible, but all things were theirs.

I guess it could be said that the inspiration for 'Requiem for a Dream' is watching the American dream not only destroy so many lives in the U.S., but infect the rest of the world with its obsession with getting more, ignoring the deadly effect that has on the planet.

But to believe that getting stuff is the purpose and aim of life is madness.