“It seems better to learn about people by interacting with them instead of coming at them with possible misconceptions.”— Tao Lin, thecreativeindependent.comTagged: Don't Judge, Accept People On Their Own Terms, Getting To Know People
“I’ve become increasingly interested in the idea that ‘the imagination’ is a place that is realer and larger than the universe.”— Tao Lin, thecreativeindependent.comTagged: NASA’s Avant-Garde, Imagination, Quote of the Moment
“With my recent book, I used drugs in a regimented manner most of the time. My goal was to create a steady, reliable state of consciousness within which I could work 6-13 hours a day, unlike with Taipei which I wrote staying up 2-3 days working and then feeling unable to do anything for like 3-10 day…”— Tao Lin, thecreativeindependent.comTagged: Drug Usage, Schedules
“A long-term strategy I have for staying disciplined and motivated is to keep learning about the ways in which my mind and body have been damaged from trillions of dollars of advertisements, thousands of synthetic compounds, multigenerational malnourishment, an unnatural microbiome, and other things…”— Tao Lin, thecreativeindependent.comTagged: Multigenerational Damage, Discipline, What Has Been Done To Us
“I view language and life as two entirely separate things, with different properties.”— Tao Lin, thecreativeindependent.comTagged: Life and Literature, Words Aren't Reality