I think that's the real loss of innocence: the first time you glimpse the boundaries that will limit your potential.
Steve ToltzWe were on our way to the twentieth floor, sharing the elevator with two suits that had men inside them.
Steve ToltzI've been labelled many times - a criminal, an anarchist, a rebel, sometimes human garbage, but never a philosopher, which is a pity because that's what I am. I chose a life apart from the common flow, not only because the common flow makes me sick but because I question the logic of the flow, and not only that - I don't know if the flow exists! Why should I chain myself to the wheel when the wheel itself might be a construct, an invention, a common dream to enslave us?
Steve ToltzNegotiating with memories isn't easy: how to choose between those panting to be told, those still ripening, those already shriveling, and those destined to be mangled by language and come out pulverized?
Steve Toltz