We say we are earthlings, not waterlings. Our blood is closer to seawater than our bones to soil, but thats no matter. The sea is the cradle we all rocked out of, but its to dust that we go. From the time that water invented us, we began to seek out dirt. The further we separate ourselves from the dirt, the further we separate ourselves from ourselves. Alienation is a disease of the unsoiled. β¨ Tom Robbins (2003). Another Roadside Attraction, p.86, Bantam
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- The party in Alobarβs head, which agitation and anxiety were throwing, now was crashed by a notion: existence can be rearranged. β¨ Tom Robbins (2003). Jitterbug Perfume, p.49, Bantam
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