Lowkey Keenan Quotes

I can't be a legend yet. I'm not dead. ~ Maynard James Keenan

It's a myth that older writers can't write for younger audiences. Shakespeare wasn't 15 when he wrote Romeo and Juliet. ~ Tracy Keenan Wynn

I feel like there's no real innovation in having some music. It's more just unique personalities and unique expressions, and you being able to tell your story. ~ Maynard James Keenan

Gilbert, as a rule, used money the way women use pepper spray; he liked having some handy but only produced it when physically threatened. ~ Joe Keenan

But I'm a hot-blooded Italian by nature. Whatever the situation you present, I'm going to make something out of it. ~ Maynard James Keenan

It's in my blood. My great-grandfather made wine and it's a tradition I want to pass on to my son. ~ Maynard James Keenan

The accepted view appears to be that Neruda represent the real Chile: a place of poetry, freedom of spirit and international enterprise. ~ Brian Keenan

think you need a hug. A nice warm, dripping-wet one."

Keenan started clapping while Brecken gave me a warning look. "I've got your son on my shoulders. I can't run away from you."

I gave an overdone smile then lunged. "Exactly," I exclaimed, winding my arms around him and wiggling the rest of my wet self against him.

Brecken let out a drawn-out groan, but he stood there and took it, hanging on to Keenan while I hung on to him. "Mature. So mature." He sighed all dramatic-like. "Wonderful example you're setting for your son here."

I tipped my head up, eyebrow raised. "This coming from the man who mixed Frosted Flakes and Cocoa Puffs this morning?"

His eyebrows lifted. "I'm setting the example of how to behave like a proper five-year-old. You're the parent. You get to set the parental example. ~ Nicole Williams

They did not arrive alone but were attended by six cohorts, an assortment of dark-suited men so stern and judgmental of mien as to resemble the male ensemble from a musical version of The Crucible. ~ Joe Keenan

I've got lots and lots and lots to tell you." He sounded excited. "I have friends. Ben's a wolf and Tally brought Noor to play, too. I'm going to marry Noor one day. And Ben's gonna mate with Marlee even if she is bigger than he is. ~ Nalini Singh

Mortals don't see the fey. Donia smiled wryly: if they did, Keenan would never have convinced any of them to trust him. ~ Melissa Marr

Behind all the dark humor, Bill was talking about the same things I'd read in Joseph Campbell. If you look at things, really look, if you lift the veil, you start to recognize that light is love, is infinite, is unconditional. Bill was saying that once you understand the nature of nature, you can let go of difficulties and sign on for the ride - knowing that it's just a ride. And ~ Maynard James Keenan

After a steadying breath, Aislinn turned to Keenan. "I'm sure you can figure out lunch without help. So, umm, go make friends or whatever."
And she walked away.
He sped up to stay beside her as they entered the cafeteria. "May I join you?"
"No."
He stepped in front of her. "Please?"
"No." She dropped her bag into a chair next to Rianne's things. Ignoring him-and the stares they were attracting-she opened her bag.
He hadn't moved.
With a shaky gesture, she pointed. "The line's over there."
He looked at the throng slowly progressing to the vats of food. "Can I get you something?"
"A little space?"
A flare of anger flashed over his too-beatiful face, but he said nothing. He just walked away. ~ Melissa Marr

I'm a pessimist. But I'm a pessimist with a sense of responsibility. ~ Maynard James Keenan

[Keenan] 'What am I going to do?' He sank to the floor.
[Donia] 'Hope that some of us are kinder to you than you've been to us,' she whispered. Then, before she could soften again, she walked away and left the Summer King kneeling in her foyer. ~ Melissa Marr

We both instinctively knew never to share weakness until we understood it. 'Share only strength' was an unspoken motto between us. ~ Brian Keenan

But then it hasn't really been a focus of our government to make us an educated people. ~ Maynard James Keenan

Today's woman puts on wigs, fake eyelashes, false nails, sixteen pounds of make-up/shadows/blushes/creams, living bras, various pads that would make a linebacker envious, has implants and assorted other surgeries, then complains that she cannot find a 'real' man ~ Maynard James Keenan

The army influences everything I do. Certainly it teaches you discipline, which is a necessary element of development. I think there's more of a collaborative understanding in the band because of that. ~ Maynard James Keenan

I told them he'd be able to get you to go out." Rianne folded her winnings and tucked the bills into her blazer pocket. "Look at him."
"He's right here, Ri," Carla murmured, shooting Keenan an apologetic look.
"We've tried to teach her manners, but ... " She shrugged. "It's like housebreaking a dog. If we'd had her when she was a puppy, maybe."
Rianne smacked her on the arm, but she was grinning. "Woof, woof. ~ Melissa Marr

After all, in today's music scene every band seems to steal from other bands. ~ Maynard James Keenan

Watch the skies.
Catch the stars. ~ Cayla Keenan

My children's faces are private candles i sometimes worship at ... ~ Deborah Keenan

While Roberts wanted to give the impression he respected the right to privacy and the precedent of Roe vs. Wade, his answers look dangerously similar to the responses (Associate Justice) Clarence Thomas gave senators during his confirmation hearings 14 years ago. ~ Nancy Keenan

Keenan. Keenan. Keenan. My mind is filled with him. He has guided me, fought for me, stayed with me. And in doing so, his aloofness has given way to a potent, unspoken love I feel whenever he looks at me. I silence the voice within and take his hand. Every other thought grows distant as calm settles over me, a peace I haven't felt in months. Without looking away from him, I guide his fingers to the buttons of my shirt, pulling open one, then another, leaning forward as I do so. "No," I whisper against his ear. "I don't want you to stop. ~ Sabaa Tahir

We believe in funding family planning because it helps to prevent unintended pregnancy. We believe that a woman considering an abortion should not be forced to have an ultrasound against her will. ~ Nancy Keenan

I know this president. And I can tell you that he cares deeply about the next generation of young women in this country - his daughters, and everyone's daughters. President Obama had the courage to stand with Sandra Fluke. Without hesitation, he defended her right to tell her story. ~ Nancy Keenan

Most religious stories and mythologies have some sort of similar root, some sort of global archetypes. ~ Maynard James Keenan

I'm really appreciative you're taking me and everything, but I'm not exactly a beck-and-call girl. - Abbey to Kip - ~ Shawn Keenan

The idea is, if I can't heal from my art, then how can you heal? ~ Maynard James Keenan

Life feeds on life ... feeds on life feeds on life ... this is neccesary ... this is necessary life feeds on life ... feeds on life ~ Maynard James Keenan

I believe that when you go into a gallery or a museum, the most powerful pieces are the ones that don't have the words in the corner that distract you from the larger piece. ~ Maynard James Keenan

I think the media made Manson, turned him into some larger than life figure and surrounded him with mystery and some shady glamour. ~ Maynard James Keenan

Because as an only child, you have your own little world. ~ Maynard James Keenan

101. I may find peace with in the emptiness, how pitiful. ~ Maynard James Keenan

You can grow grapes in almost any part of the world. You just have to develop your palate enough to realize wine is an expression of the place where you make it. You don't have to take over the world; just be an artist and express your area. ~ Maynard James Keenan

She stepped closer to one of the statues. It looked wide-eyed, almost afraid as she reached out her hand.
One of the women reached out and snatched Aislinn's still uplifted hand. "No."
The women spoke all at once, not to her or to Keenan, but softly-as if to themselves-in a sibilant whisper. "He's ours. Fair exchange. Not yours to interfere. ~ Melissa Marr

Sorry! Can't!' said Gilbert. 'Massage,' he explained, then exited the bar, apparently via catapult.

'Philip?' Claire said.

My first impulse was to follow Gilbert's lead by briskly dismounting the couch and diving through the Gilbert-shaped hole he'd left in the wall on departing. ~ Joe Keenan

Life is too short not to create something with every breath we draw. ~ Maynard James Keenan