February 2012
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“Not naive,” Conch Shell had corrected him, “He simply has not been taught to...”
– Tom Robbins, Skinny Legs and All (via slaughterhousefive)
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“Anyone who maintains absolute standards of good and evil is dangerous. As...”
– Tom Robbins, Skinny Legs and All (via slaughterhousefive)
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January 2012
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“The guardians with their stern faces had no creative power. But they had...”
– Gathering Blue, Lois Lowry
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Charlynn, talking about if she were made into a gold statue after death: And my voice would come out of my ass.
Me: How would that be any different from normal?
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“Stars are beautiful, but they may not take an active part in anything, they must...”
– Peter Pan, J. M. Barrie
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“In dark times, the definition of good art would seem to be art that locates and...”
– David Foster Wallace (via colporteur)
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“According to my own observation, every writer must have six essentials at his...”
– The Areas of My Expertise, John Hodgman
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“It was one of those winter days that look warm and sparkling from inside, until...”
– The Borrower, Rebecca Makkai
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“Age 4: Standing in line at the post office with my mother, I have a lollipop...”
– The Borrower, Rebecca Makkai
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“Please learn the pragmatics of expressing fear: sometimes words that seem to...”
– Infinite Jest, David Foster Wallace
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“Everyone should get at least one good look at the eyes of a man who finds...”
– Infinite Jest, David Foster Wallace
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“I don’t know whether you have ever seen a map of a person’s mind....”
– Peter Pan, J. M. Barrie
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“When humans were young, they were pushed around in strollers. When they were...”
– Tom Robbins, Skinny Legs and All (via slaughterhousefive)
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“But you assume it’s always a choice, conscious, decision. This isn’t...”
– Infinite Jest, David Foster Wallace
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I have a problem.
slaughterhousefive:
An actual verbatim list (in order) of things Charlynn said in her sleep last night:
“Share!” Me: Share what? ”Your halloween candy.”
“Bring me a unicorn.” Me: What do you need a unicorn for? ”For racing the frogs. Only the frogs in suspenders though. I don’t trust frogs with no pants.”
“Bring me my masseuse! Why is my masseuse so tiny? I don’t want a midget touching me.”
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Bradley just broke the last dry spaghetti noodle I own. I was going to stick it up his nose in his sleep. What am I supposed to poke his brain with now?!
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“There are some people who begin the Zoo at the beginning, called WAYIN, and walk...”
– Winnie the Pooh, A. A. Milne
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“Make amusement all you wish. But choose with care. You are what you love. No?...”
– Infinite Jest, David Foster Wallace
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“Your U.S.A. word for fanatic, “fanatic,” do they teach you it comes...”
– Infinite Jest, David Foster Wallace
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“(The) Desire to Desire… A pathology resident falls in love with a...”
– Infinite Jest, David Foster Wallace
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“Shot on location north of Lowell MA, documentary on Essex County Sheriff’s...”
– Infinite Jest, David Foster Wallace
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“The Man Who Began to Suspect He Was Made of Glass.. A man undergoing intensive...”
– Infinite Jest, David Foster Wallace
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“God and Satan play poker with Tarot cards for the soul of an alcoholic...”
– Infinite Jest, David Foster Wallace
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“The figure of Death (Heath) presides over the front entrance of a carnival...”
– Infinite Jest, David Foster Wallace
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“Sadistic penal authorities place a blind convict (Watt) and a deaf-mute convict...”
– Infinite Jest, David Foster Wallace
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“4,444 individual frames, each of which photo depicts light of different source,...”
– Infinite Jest, David Foster Wallace
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“In fact our thoughts and feelings are us. They are a part of ourselves. There is...”
– Thich Nhat Hanh, The Miracle of Mindfulness
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