January 2010
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“Point of Disgust” - Low
“When you’re drowning, you don’t say ‘I would be incredibly pleased if someone...”
– John Lennon (via inacrumbling) (via mmadeleine)
“…love is tied to truth. I think of them as unhappily conjoined twins.”
– Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan
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I am listening to a live version of Joanna Newsom’s new song Ribbon Bows and I can’t tell if one of the lyrics is “could swear the night makes a motion to claim me” or “could swear the night makes emotion to claim me”. songmeanings.net says it’s the former but I prefer the latter.
“Beauty requires contrast and…discord is fundamental to the creation of new...”
– Grendel (via smut-to-go)
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“Trying to define yourself is like trying to bite your own teeth.”
– Alan Watts, in Life (1961) (via mmadeleine)
“Whirlpool” - Wanda Jackson (via...
“There are too many noises about us; inside us, there is too much talk, too much...”
– Jiddu Krishnamurti’s status on Facebook (via crashinglybeautiful) (via xn—7xa)
INFJ - “Author”. Strong drive and enjoyment to help others. Complex personality. 1.5% of total population. (via smilarminds.com)
“Peach Plum Pear” - Joanna Newsom
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“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.”
– Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Concerning the Twilight Saga
pamberry (in response to amyponds):
…it became her [Stephenie Meyer’s] fantasy, and her way of seeing it through was by writing it out and not just playing it out in her head (which I also do myself if I’m being honest). Those things shouldn’t be published. And now they’re some of the most popular books in the world right now, which to me, is unsettling. It makes it seem like talent...
“Too many children today are reaching their teenage years armed only with a...”
– Neil Genzlinger, in the NYT (via britticisms)
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If i were a..
(via nearlyheadless: milktrees : honeybunss)
If I were a month, I’d be October. If I were a day of the week, I’d be Thursday. If I were a time of day, I’d be 9pm. If I were a planet, I’d be Mars. If I were a piece of furniture, I’d be a lamp. If I were a liquid, I’d be saltwater. If I were a color, I’d be turquoise. If I were a sound, I’d be wind. If I were an element, I’d be earth. If I...
“Do stuff. Be clenched, curious. Not waiting for inspiration’s shove or society’s...”
– Susan Sontag (via sabino)
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“New York I Love You, But You’re...
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“Poor old cat. Poor slob! Poor slob without a name! The way I look at it I...”
– Holly Golightly, Breakfast at Tiffany’s
“Sometimes if all you have is old words, all you can do is put them together and...”
– J.D., Scrubs
“Don’t Let Me Down” - James...