There is little difference between the Zulu warrior who smeared bis body with lion's fat and the modern woman who dabs hers with expensive perfume. The one was trying to acquire the courage of the king of beasts, the other is attempting to acquire the irresistible sexuality of flowers. The underlying principle is the same.
Tom RobbinsYou don't have to be a genius to recognize one. If you did, Einstein would never have gotten invited to the White House.
Tom RobbinsAre you aware that rushing toward a goal is a sublimated death wish? It's no coincidence we call them 'deadlines.'
Tom RobbinsEmploying women as my primary protagonists has allowed me to step outside of myself, to distance myself from my own personality, far more easily than were I to look at events from a masculine perspective.
Tom Robbins