September 2011
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The Cosmic Joke
And yet, of all these things, we feel sadness the most. We are never buoyed upon an ocean of apathy. We are never crushed by complacency. We are never moved by the okayness of the world. Sadness and pain, to help us flee danger and hurt. To help us get away when we’re bleeding. You have a body and it screams “Something stirs like broken glass in my chest, leave this place, before I...
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the days
sometimes, longing speaks louder than one’s sanity.
but, no. the fear of suffering is often much worse than the suffering itself.
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May 2011
4 posts
“I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the...”
– Martin Luther King Jr. (via thatkindofwoman)
Miles from the middle of nowhere: Maggie Smith... →
I feel like Maggie Smith is has gotten shafted in the series
During the 6th movie, Maggie Smith was suffering from Breast Cancer. She was wearing a wig while filming Half-blood Prince.
Right after filming each scene she had shot, she had to quickly sit back down because she was so…
April 2011
49 posts
“Don’t allow your wounds to transform you into someone you are not.”
– Paulo Coelho (via shetakesflight)
Listen
“Sometimes I like to think that you yearn to wake up to my voice too. I like to imagine you are sitting there, waiting for me to call. I like to believe that you will give me a sign, when the time has come, just like the thought of outrageously good food beckons a hungry man. I like to see myself doing crazy, dangerous things for you, even if all I am to you is a mere safety net. I like to...
Facts to accept for a sane life
Environment is multi-faceted. There will always be a few recalcitrants you can’t reform, and it’s not your fault.
Advice takes very long to sink in, especially good ones. If it takes effect like a magic pill, be very worried.
The best intentions will invariably go awry. That’s why they are the best: they need a counter-test from the dark side to prove its mettle.
People will always take the...
“I was not wounded in any part of my body, but I had never experienced such...”
– Yann Martel, Life of Pi (via ransombookquotes)
