July 2012
54 posts
I have the deepest affection for intellectual conversations. The ability to just...
Most people carry that pain around inside them their whole lives, until they...
– Lev Grossman
Please do not understand me too quickly.
– André Gide
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My only relief is to sleep. When I’m sleeping, I’m not sad, I’m not angry, I’m...
– Jillian Medoff, Hunger Point
I loathe when people think that I’m shy rather than introverted. There’s...
– Comment by popculturemulcher in the article I’m Not a Miserable Bitch, I’m Just an Introvert
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jonathanpham:
Living a quiet life. Not much is ever said, maybe because I don’t know how to say very much. Driving at night. Streetlights. Then there’s the music playing softly in the background, somewhere. I usually choose the song, you know. And much to my surprise, the melody often says more for me, about me, than I can ever say for myself. Language is a complicated thing when spoken, so I...
You get what you concentrate upon. There is no other main rule.
– Seth, The Nature of Personal Reality
The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going to...
– John Pierpont
He awoke each morning with the desire to do right, to be a good and meaningful...
– Jonathan Safran Foer
For you, a thousand times over.
– Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner
If you knew your potential to feel good, you would ask no one to be different so...
– Abraham-Hicks
Whatever will happen will happen. You either face it as a coward or you face it...
– “The Book of Dreams” by O.R. Melling
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Words to keep inside your pocket
Quiescent - a quiet, soft-spoken soul.
Chimerical - merely imaginary; fanciful.
Susurrus - a whispering or rustling sound.
Raconteur - one who excels in story-telling.
Clinquant - glittering; tinsel-like.
Aubade - a song greeting the dawn.
Ephemeral - lasting a very short time.
Sempiternal - everlasting; eternal.
Euphonious - pleasing; sweet in sound.
Billet-doux - a love...