December 2011
Poor Phraser: Women are like cigarettes →
poorphraser:
Women are like cigarettes
You take one out.
And when you first put it to your lips
It makes you short of breath and a little giddy.
Women are like cigarettes
You should be over 16 to enjoy them.
Some are too strong for you.
French ones give you a headache.
Rich men can afford…
I have an insane number of books ...
… and in an attempt to clear my room out as best as I can before I move up to Palo Alto, I will be attempting to give them away. Keep posted for an inventory of books I’ll be chucking in the next couple of days. I have a ton of Western fiction (mostly 20th century), Russian lit (Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, etc.), Eastern and Western philosophy, American cultural commentary (like Claude...
“Beauty exists only in struggle. There is no masterpiece that has not an...”
– The Futurist Manifesto, 1909 (via steelwoolgoldenfleece)
“Let us forget with generosity those who cannot love us.”
– Pablo Neruda (via misswallflower)
Happy Holidays!
I hope all of you are somewhere with people you love. If not, I hope you know that somewhere out there, someone loves you. Season’s greetings!
“I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I...”
– Robert A. Heinlein (via sorakeem)
Existentialism, anyone?
“Death is extraordinarily like life when we know how to live. You cannot live...”
– J. Krishnamurti, Freedom from the Known (via lerenarddenuit)
“The two most important days in your life are the day you were born and the day...”
– Mark Twain (via eastatlanta)
“You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will...”
– Marcus Aurelius (via thefreenomad)
“For me personally, luxury equals having the right few things, and indulging in...”
– JD on luxury (via howtotalktogirlsatparties)
