Quotes of Umbilical - somelinesforyou

“ The narrative was too constricted; it was like a fetus strangling on its own umbilical cord. ”

- John Gregory Dunne

“ Ah! How neatly tied, in these people, is the umbilical cord of morality! Since they left their mothers they have never sinned, have they? They are apostles, they are the descendants of priests; one can only wonder from what source they draw their indignation, and above all how much they have pocketed to do this, and in any case what it has done for them. ”

- Antonin Artaud
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