The basis for the foot ceremony is this Calypso:
We will touch our feet, yes,
Yes, for all we’re worth,
And we will love each other, yes,
Yes, like we love our Mother Earth.—Kurt Vonnegut, Cat’s Cradle
"We Bokononists believe that it is impossible to be sole-to-sole with another person without loving the person, provided the feet of both persons are clean and nicely tended."
— Kurt Vonnegut, Cat’s Cradle (via vonnegutphile)
Jesus, goalie of the universe.
(via koolerthanjesus)
"A very good me, the real me, a me made in heaven, is hidden deep inside."
— Vonnegut, Mother Night
Have you ever wondered if you’re a person of integrity? I’ve got good news for you: yes, you are. Always have been. Only it is likely not what you thought integrity was.
Integrity is consistency of actions and values. But despite of what you think your values are, real values are those that…
(Source: superdictadores, via vonnegutphile)
"The great thing about music is that it has all these fractal consequences. You know, it may start as something and mean something to you, but then it works its way into other people’s lives and takes on a whole new life, and it’s like it’s theirs now,” Clark says. “So playing these shows on the one hand is obviously about me, because I’m the performer and the lights are focused onstage, but it’s really about the audience. It’s about them bringing their meaning of the songs back and me just trying to give them another dimension to the music."
— Annie Clark (St. Vincent), Against the Grain (via fuckyeahstvincent)
