13 The Will to Whatevs: A Guide to Modern Life Quotes (by Eugene Mirman)

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The Will to Whatevs: A Guide to Modern Life Quotes

Think of me as an impetuous Hegel, drunk with power, and also, regular drunk.

— Eugene Mirman, The Will to Whatevs: A Guide to Modern Life


Prom night can be a special night, if you let it be. I know you think it’s for losers and something that popular kids do because they are boring people with porcelain hearts who don’t know what it means to be lonely. But you’re wrong. Prom is a chance for everyone to try oral sex. Go for it.

— Eugene Mirman, The Will to Whatevs: A Guide to Modern Life


Entertainment is business: the business of fucking art in the face.

— Eugene Mirman, The Will to Whatevs: A Guide to Modern Life


If things are really overwhelming and you need to talk, you can give me a call at 347-273-2044.

— Eugene Mirman, The Will to Whatevs: A Guide to Modern Life


Boys have penises and girls have vaginas. If they touch at the wrong time, you can make a baby or die.

— Eugene Mirman, The Will to Whatevs: A Guide to Modern Life


Of course, to avoid getting stuck in that convo with someone you dislike or feel uncomfortable around, don’t be passive, be proactive. Do not let them direct your interaction on their terms, do it on yours. Ask a Misdirection Question–something too difficult to answer quickly–e.g., ‘What’s Congress up to?’ or ‘You ever learn any cool science?’ When you ask the question, don’t make eye contact, keep moving and get out of there. Do not wait for a response and deny ever asking it. Repeat these actions until you are never again spoken to by that individual (about four times).

— Eugene Mirman, The Will to Whatevs: A Guide to Modern Life


Before going home with a guy, give him a blow job. Guys are always more relaxed after a blow job. (You’re totally welcome, guys. P.S. Girls can’t see this sentence!!!!!)

— Eugene Mirman, The Will to Whatevs: A Guide to Modern Life


Never give in to peer pressure, especially if the peer is not attractive.

— Eugene Mirman, The Will to Whatevs: A Guide to Modern Life


Sports bars are also a great place for guys to meet other guys–either for sex or for wrestling, whichever feels more right.

— Eugene Mirman, The Will to Whatevs: A Guide to Modern Life


High School: Oh, man. This is where boys and girls go from tweens to teens and become complicated and cruel. Girls play sick mind games; boys try to pull each other’s penises off and throw them in the bushes. If you can, buy the most expensive jeans in a two-hundred-mile radius of your town and wear them on your first day. If anyone asks how you could afford them say that your father is the president of Ashton Kutcher. When they are like, ‘Ashton Kutcher has a president?’ answer, ‘Yes.’ Everyone will be in awe of you and you won’t have to go through a lot of pain and cat fights.

— Eugene Mirman, The Will to Whatevs: A Guide to Modern Life


Some PR is about getting information about a great product or thingy out to the people who would enjoy it, while other PR is about creating a web of lies that conceals the fact that your company harnesses the energy produced by rape and uses it to make a chemical that kills forests for fun. Either way, you’re going to need it.

— Eugene Mirman, The Will to Whatevs: A Guide to Modern Life


Do whatever you want. Break stuff, touch your penis or boobs to anything, whatever.

— Eugene Mirman, The Will to Whatevs: A Guide to Modern Life


The other thing you can do is write a strong personal essay which lets admissions people inside your life, your heart, and your world….Anyway, it can be hard to figure out what to write about, so here are a few suggestions:…5. Reasons it’s wrong to be racist even though it makes sense to you.

— Eugene Mirman, The Will to Whatevs: A Guide to Modern Life