Philosophy Quote by Siri Hustvedt — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“We chart delusions through collective agreement.”

“We are all dying one by one. We all smell of mortality, and we can't wash it off.”

“I will turn human anatomy into roses and stars and sea. I will dissect the beloveds body in metaphor.”

“There is no future without a past, because what is to be cannot be imagined except as a form of repetition.”

“We are alone. Live our lives, lacking anything better to do. Devise reason later.”

“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”

“Silence is nice to have if you wanted it, but maddening if you didn't.”

“I am a citizen of the world.”

“When you're in the muck you can only see muck. If you somehow manage to float above it, you still see the muck but you see it from a different perspective. And you see other things too. That's the consolation of philosophy.”

“What foolishness it is to desire more life, after one has tasted”