Tom Robbins
Thomas Eugene Robbins was an American novelist. His most notable works are "seriocomedies". Robbins had lived in La Conner, Washington, since 1970, where he wrote nine of his books.
Background
- Born in
- Blowing Rock
- Educated at
- University of WashingtonVirginia Commonwealth University
Trending & Selected Quotes
Trending topics shown first"We waste time looking for the perfect lover, instead of creating the perfect love."
"The highest function of love is that it makes the loved one a unique and irreplaceable being."
"Love is the ultimate outlaw. It just won't adhere to any rules. The most any of us can do is to sign on as its accomplice. Instead of vowing to honor and obey, maybe we should swear to aid and abet. T…"
"When two people meet and fall in love, there's a sudden rush of magic. Magic is just naturally present then. We tend to feed on that gratuitous magic without striving to make any more. One day we wake…"
"Albert Camus wrote that the only serious question is whether to kill yourself or not.Tom Robbins wrote that the only serious question is whether time has a beginning and an end.Camus clearly got up on…"
"Our lives are not as limited as we think they are; the world is a wonderfully weird place; consensual reality is significantly flawed; no institution can be trusted, but love does work; all things are…"
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Timeline
1932
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