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Fri, 29 Mar 2013 08:46:01 -0400

"I tell my students that when you write, you should pretend you’re writing the best letter you ever..."

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 14:24:08 -0500

“I tell my students that when you write, you should pretend you’re writing the best letter you ever wrote to the smartest friend you have. That way, you’ll never dumb things down. You won’t have to explain things that don’t need explaining. You’ll assume an intimacy and a natural shorthand, which is good because readers are smart and don’t wish to be condescended to. I think about the reader. I care about the reader. Not “audience.” Not “readership.” Just the reader.”

- Jeffery Eugenides (via maybevaguelyasian)

"It’s so hard to forget pain, but it’s even harder to remember sweetness. We have no scar to show for..."

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 14:24:06 -0500

“It’s so hard to forget pain, but it’s even harder to remember sweetness. We have no scar to show for happiness. We learn so little from peace.”

- Chuck Palahniuk, Diary (via helplesslyamazed)

"Sometimes you have to watch somebody love something before you can love it yourself. It’s as if they..."

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 14:24:04 -0500

““Sometimes you have to watch somebody love something before you can love it yourself. It’s as if they are showing you the way.””

- Donald Miller, Blue Like Jazz (via quote-book)

aseaofquotes: Ambrose Bierce, The Devil’s Dictionary

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 01:10:23 -0500

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Ambrose Bierce, The Devil’s Dictionary

arpeggia: James Nares - I Can Tell, 2010, iridescent pigment...

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 01:20:47 -0500

arpeggia:

James Nares - I Can Tell, 2010, iridescent pigment and wax on linen, 94” x 67 1/4” | More posts

ummhello: Teresa Moller, Punta Pite, Chile

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 01:20:18 -0500

ummhello:

Teresa Moller, Punta Pite, Chile

whereverimayfindme: From BitchMedia: The National Mall got a...

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 01:20:05 -0500

whereverimayfindme:

From BitchMedia: The National Mall got a new memorial yesterday, if only briefly. As part of One Billion Rising, Baltimore-based feminist group FORCE installed a temporary memorial recognizing survivors of sexual assault. The group greated giant letters out of a statement from a rape survivor and floated the eight-foot-tall words onto the reflecting pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial.

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Mon, 25 Feb 2013 01:18:27 -0500

"Find a subject you care about and which you in your heart feel others should care about. It is this..."

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 14:07:25 -0500

“Find a subject you care about and which you in your heart feel others should care about. It is this genuine caring, and not your games with language, which will be the most compelling and seductive element in your style.”

- Kurt Vonnegut’s advice on writing (via explore-blog)

"I’m sorry you were not truly loved and that it made you cruel"

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 14:07:23 -0500

“I’m sorry you were not truly loved and that it made you cruel”

- Warsan Shire (via zaweeya)

aseaofquotes: Anton Chekhov, The Story of an Unknown Man

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 14:07:20 -0500

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Anton Chekhov, The Story of an Unknown Man

"People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer..."

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 14:07:18 -0500

“People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.”

- Thich Nhat Hanh (via kari-shma)

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Tue, 05 Feb 2013 22:49:21 -0500

explore-blog: If that’s not bibliophilia, don’t know what is:...

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 22:49:19 -0500

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If that’s not bibliophilia, don’t know what is: London readers continue to browse at a bombed-out library, WWII.

"You don’t ever have to feel guilty about doing things that make you feel happy and empowered. It..."

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 22:49:17 -0500

“You don’t ever have to feel guilty about doing things that make you feel happy and empowered. It doesn’t matter how silly or seemingly insignificant it is. It doesn’t matter whether people disapprove or misunderstand. It doesn’t matter how good you are, and it doesn’t matter how much time it takes. If something soothes your soul and makes living more manageable and meaningful to you, it’s important and worth pursuing. You don’t need anyone’s permission or approval to do things that make you come alive.”

- Daniell Koepke (via fairiesandstrawberries)

"Enjoy your body, use it every way you can. Don’t be afraid of it, or what other people think of it,..."

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 22:49:04 -0500

“Enjoy your body, use it every way you can. Don’t be afraid of it, or what other people think of it, it’s the greatest instrument you’ll ever own.”

- Kurt Vonnegut (via loveyourchaos)

YES. Except that word “own”…

aseaofquotes: Pat Conroy, The Prince of Tides Submitted...

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 13:34:32 -0500

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Pat Conroy, The Prince of Tides

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