Marisha Pessl Quotes

The tiger springs in the new year. Us he devours.

I think intensity is one thing, and gore is another.

I like going crazy. And not just for art - I like extremes in general.

I'm like a beast. I just take it out on the track.

As delicate as 'Guy and Madeline' was, it was important that 'Whiplash' come off as more of a fever dream.

Fervor is the weapon of choice of the impotent.

Storms are sex. They exist alongside and are indifferent to words and description and dissection.

I put a lot of fire in my punches.

You never want to pull any punches. You want that stuff to be as real and as vicious as possible.

My fans are lunatics. I encourage mosh pits, I encourage lunacy, I make music to let go to.

The Hayemaker is a dangerous fellow who, when the bell rings, is on a seek and destroy mission, by any means necessary. No playing around. No comedy. It's just straight-up business.

My nickname, T-Wood, came from football because I was so small, but I used knock people's helmets off. All I wanted to do was hit. I didn't care about interceptions or touchdowns.

The London fans know what I bring to the table. Destruction.

I think 'Chris' is way more about that, about living desire as a force of chaos and about reveling in that chaos.

What better to get all the anger and stuff out for what I do in Slipknot than to play the drums? You're punching everything, really fast, concentrated.

Dancing is a frenzyand a rage.

Her voice was as rough as sandpaper. As long as Blomkvist lived, he would never forget her face as she went on the attack. Her teeth were bared like a beast of prey. Her eyes were glittering, black as coal. She moved with the lightning speed of a tarantula and seemed totally focus on her prey as she swung the club again, striking Martin in the ribs.

This is unstoppable, no holds barred. This is beautiful. Crazy. A beginning. Betrayal. Addictive. Aggressive. Alive. This is something to be afraid of.

Sometimes I get lonesome for a storm. A full blown storm where everything changes. The sky goes through four days in an hour, the trees wail, little animals skitter in the mud and everything gets dark and goes completely wild. But it is really God - playing music in his favourite cathedral in heaven - shattering stained glass - playing a gigantic organ - thundering on the keys - perfect harmony - perfect joy.

Whatcha gonna do, when Hulkamania runs wild on you!

I traded cowardice for cruelty; I traded weakness for ferocity.

Of course when you were running with the bottom dogs, what you mostly saw were paws, claws, and assholes.

I want you to feel like you're going to die.

The music I like to play is Rock 'N Roll. I like to rock like a wild animal. I like to rock it well enough to whip a yak's ass. I love to rock it good on a horse's ass. I like to rock it real hard. I love to rock it all the way to Russia. I like to kick out the Jazz and kick it out all the way.