Jonathan Larson

Jonathan Larson was an American composer and playwright, famous as a writer of musicals, including tick, tick... BOOM! (1990) and Rent (1996).

See also Rent (play) and Rent (film).

tick, tick... BOOM! (1990)

• 6 AM. The sky glows. Somewhere a bird chirps. I want to shoot it.

• This is a car that allows you to adjust the temperature of your ass.

• I'm not mad that you got mad when I got mad when you said I should go drop dead.

• Chubstitute.
  • Michael tries to think of a name for a fat substitute

• In one week I'll be thirty. Three-zero. Older than my Dad was when I was born. Older than Napoleon was when he ... did something that was probably extremely impressive at the time – I'm not a historian. I'm a composer. Sorry, a "promising young composer." I should have kids of my own by now, a career, but instead I've been "promising" for so long I'm afraid I'm starting to break the fucking promise.

Rent (1996)

• There's only us, there's only this. Forget regret, or life is yours to miss. No other road, no other way. No day but today!

• I'd be happy to die for a taste of what Angel had... Someone to live for... Unafraid to say 'I love you!'

• I don't own emotion, I rent!

• I think they meant it when they said you can't buy love, but now I know you can rent it, a new lease you are my love!

• The opposite of war isn't peace... It's creation!

• Give into love or live in fear

• I just came to say goodbye love, goodbye love, goodbye.

• Will I lose my dignity? Will someone care? Will I wake tomorrow from this nightmare?

• Life's too short, babe, time's a-flying. I'm looking for baggage that goes with mine.