21 Quotes & Sayings By Mark Frost

It is not the ink and the paper that matter, but the hand that holds the pen. Mark Frost

Good literature is a mirror through which we see ourselves more clearly. Mark Frost

Words lose their meaning when you look at them too long. ‘God.’ ‘Science.’ Meaning. Mark Frost

We are creature of darkness and light, capable of barbarism and limitless cruelty, and also love, and laughter and the creation of the most sublime beauty. We are both these things, clearly, but which are we more of? Mark Frost

A secret's only a secret as long as you keep it. Once you tell someone it loses all its power -- for good or ill -- like that, it's just another piece of information. But a real mystery can't be solved, not completely. It's always just out of reach, like a light around the corner; you might catch a glimpse of what it reveals, feel its warmth, but you can't know the heart of it, not really. That's what gives it value: It can't be cracked, it's bigger than you and me, bigger than everything we know. Mark Frost

A wise man once told me that mystery is the most essential ingredient of life, for the following reason: mystery creates wonder, which leads to curiosity, which in turn provides the ground for our desire to understand who and what we truly are. Mark Frost

Mysteries precede humankind, envelop us and draw us forward into exploration and wonder. Secrets are the work of humankind, a covert and often insidious way to gather, withhold or impose power. Do not confuse the pursuit of one with the manipulation of the other. Mark Frost

If man could apply half the ingenuity he’s exhibited in the creation of weapons to more sensible ends, there’s no limit to what he might yet accomplish Mark Frost

Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body. But rather, to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming .... WoW, what a ride. Mark Frost

In my experience, what defines a crime depends on who’s getting screwed. Mark Frost

Moving forward in time, it is important that we learn to distinguish between mysteries and secrets. Mysteries precede humankind, envelop us and draw us forward into exploration and wonder. Secrets are the work of humankind, a covert and often insidious way to gather, withhold or impose power. Do not confuse the pursuit of one with the manipulation of the other. Mark Frost

There’s no question that Laura — in more than one way, for many reasons — danced with the devil and paid a terrible price. Mark Frost

Don't make another's pain the source of your own happiness. Mark Frost

One of the things that's unique about Louisiana politics is that people here have a much more realistic attitude about who their politicians are. They know they are human and not saints or Mormons or Eagle Scouts. Mark Frost

Wooden was the coach for the UCLA Bruins, arguably the greatest sports coach we ever had. Mark Frost

The architecture for 'Paladin' - given that it's at least three books, with the possibility of more - turned out to be bigger than anything I've ever created, with multiple levels of reality, interlocking mysteries and a terabyte of time frame. Mark Frost

Dear Internet: You are very good at spreading rumors. Truth is more valuable and much harder to come by. Mark Frost

True violence, not the kind you usually see in television or movies, touches something very deep and primal in people. Mark Frost

There is a design behind the world that we are living in, which is veiled to most of us most of the time, but every once in a while, you catch a glimpse of it. Mark Frost