180 Quotes by Laurie Anderson

Literature is the safe and traditional vehicle through which we learn about the world and pass on values from on generation to the next. Books save lives.

When you meet a man who is broken, pick him up and carry him. When you meet a woman who’s broken, put her all into your arms. Cause we don’t know where we come from … we don’t know where we are.

History is an angel being blown backwards into the future

The day before he died, we were out swimming in the pool. Looking at the trees. And he was just floating and saying, ‘You know, I am just so susceptible to beauty.’ And I think of that every day. Every day. How to open yourself to the world. And really appreciate it.

And there was a beautiful view,But nobody could see.'Cause everyone in the Island was saiyng,Look at me! Look at me!

Technology is the campfire around which we tell our stories.

and there was a beautiful view but nobody could see cause everybody on the island was saying look at me

Well it was one of those daysLarger than lifeWhen your friends came to dinnerAnd they stayed the nightAnd then they cleaned out the refrigeratorAnd ate everything in sightAnd then they stayed up in the livingroomAnd cried all nightStrange angelsSinging just for meOld storiesHaunting meThis is nothingLike I thought it would be . . . .

I believe that the purpose of death is the release of love.