December 2011
“I dream my painting, and then I paint my dream.”
– Vincent van Gogh
Not that far around the bend
Bart Schaneman
What I often saw in New York were the Stranded. Those who wanted life, energy, and culture and couldn’t imagine living anywhere else to get what they needed. Those who believed in city culture and that the only way to have a rich life was to be around a lot of people.
I sometimes think about what I would have become had I stayed in the country and not lived in cities throughout...
“As I sat on my knees, recollecting all of this, it occurred to me that sharing...”
– The Books They Gave Me: Coelho.
(via fabula)
“Fall in love with some activity, and do it! Nobody ever figures out what life is...”
– (via harvestheart)
me: oh, i'm such a good child. i don't smoke, i don't drink and i don't do drugs. i don't sneak out to go partying. my grades are quite good. when i compare myself to those in my class..wow, i'm almost a role model. my parents must be so proud of me!
mom: WHY DON'T I EVER SEE YOU STUDY? ALL YOU DO IS SIT ON THE INTERNET! YOU SHOULD LOOK AT OTHER STUDENTS! YOU DON'T EVEN HELP ME WITH ANYTHING! NO ONE IN THIS HOUSE CARES ABOUT HOW MUCH I HAVE TO DO! NONE OF YOU HELP ME! YOU ARE ALL SO UNGRATEFUL!
If I Were A Banned Book
If I were a banned book, I’d be the dirty bits and the heaving breasts and the twisted sheets and the scented oils and the chains and rope and dripping candle wax. I would coax you into multiples, and I would urge you to invite another. I’d be the empty bottle of gin on the kitchen table. I’d promise to call, but never would.
If I were a banned book, I’d tell you to challenge authority and...
“The primary reason to study Blake and Dickinson and Freud and Dickens is not to become more cultivated, or more articulate, or to be someone who at a cocktail party is never embarrassed (but can embarrass others). The ultimate reason to read them is to see if they may know you better than you know yourself. They may help you to cut through established opinion — doxa — about who you are...
“You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don’t make money...”
– Maya Angelou (via misswallflower)
“Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.”
– William James (via girlwithoutwings)
“Don’t be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment....”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson (via misswallflower)
“I cannot believe that the purpose of life is to be happy. I think the purpose of...”
– Leo Rosten (via creatingaquietmind)
“Choices may be unbelievably hard but they’re never impossible. To say you have...”
– Patrick Ness, Monsters of Men (via prettybooks)
“Jealousy is all the fun you think they had.”
– Erica Jong (via misswallflower)
