Irrational Man * Quotes

"Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom."

Prof. #1: "I hear Abe Lucas is going to be joining the faculty this summer."
Prof. #2: "Really? That should put some Viagra into the philosophy department."

"So much of philosophy is just verbal masturbation."

Abe: "I couldn't remember the reason for living, and when I did it wasn't convincing."
Jill: "You suffer from despair."
Abe: "How comforting that would be."

"I wanted to be a world changer and I've ended up a passive intellectual who can't f*ck."

"Life's ironic isn't it? One day a person has more complicated and unsolvable problems then in the batting of an eye, dark clouds part and you can enjoy a decent life again. It's just astounding. I'm Abe Lucas. I've had many experiences and now a unique one. This was the meaningful act I was searching for."

Rita: "How's it coming?"
Abe: "Um, I'm blocked, I can't write."
Rita: "Why?"
Abe: "I can't write 'cause I can't breathe."
Rita: "What would get you breathing again?"
Abe: "The will to breathe, inspiration."
Rita: "You need a muse."
Abe: "I've never needed a muse before."
Rita: "I hope you're not going to send me back out into the rain after sleeping with me."
Abe: "I'm trying to write."
Rita: "You're blocked. I'm going to unblock you or are you becoming infatuated with that student you spend so much time with?"