Shane L. Koyczan (born 22 May 1976) is a Canadian spoken word poet, writer, and member of the group Tons...
When I was a kid, I used to think pork chops and karate chops were the same thing. Shane Koyczan
When I was a kid, I used to think pork chops and karate chops were the same thing.
If you can't see anything beautiful about yourself, get a better mirror. Shane Koyczan
If you can't see anything beautiful about yourself, get a better mirror.
That’s what we were told—stand up for yourself. But that’s hard to do if you don’t know who you are. Shane Koyczan
That’s what we were told—stand up for yourself. But that’s hard to do if you don’t know who you are.
For me, poetry was... the fastest way to express what I was feeling, what I was going through. Shane Koyczan
For me, poetry was... the fastest way to express what I was feeling, what I was going through.
To discover the thing you're brilliant at you first have to endure realizing all the things you're average at. Shane Koyczan
To discover the thing you're brilliant at you first have to endure realizing all the things you're average at.
We come from the mentality, that rarely sees the horror in symmetry or the beauty in non-conformity Shane Koyczan
We come from the mentality, that rarely sees the horror in symmetry or the beauty in non-conformity
We somehow must become what we are not, sacrificing what we are, to inherit the masquerade of what we will be. Shane Koyczan
We somehow must become what we are not, sacrificing what we are, to inherit the masquerade of what we will be.
I accept that today may be imperfect... I accept that I may be as well. What I don't accept is that imperfection should be the crutch I use to excuse myself from participating in joy. Shane Koyczan
I accept that today may be imperfect... I accept that I may be as well. What I don't accept is that imperfection should be the crutch I use to excuse myself from participating in joy.
Our lives will only ever always continue to be a balancing act, that has less to do with pain and more to do with beauty. Shane Koyczan
Our lives will only ever always continue to be a balancing act, that has less to do with pain and more to do with beauty.
If your heart is broken, make art with the pieces. Shane Koyczan
If your heart is broken, make art with the pieces.
We're all shipwrecked on this idea that everything has to be explained. Shane Koyczan
We're all shipwrecked on this idea that everything has to be explained.
I make a good living doing what I do. Shane Koyczan
I make a good living doing what I do.