A copy and pasted the quote list into a word document, printed it out and took it home to study. The list does give you insight into the band and Nicky.
I would assume that it's Nicky's responsibility for the quote. There's the constant theme of memory in the quotes chosen. Also the strong feeling of the quotes coming from outsiders and quotes looking at the theme of being different. In later years there are more and more quotes to do with painting or quotes from artists. It shows how much into art Nicky really is. The quotes do seem to match the mood of the album and tour. What made me smile was a quote from Will Self which came from an UK Esquire magazine article. I found it comforting to know that Nicky and I read the same magazine. I consider Will Self one of the true last great writers and thinkers left. Reading through the quote list made me wonder, what would my profound quote be that I would leave to the world after I've shuffled off?
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"He read himself into insanity."
Nabokov on Don Quixote
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