I got my first tattoo yesterday at Painted Bird Ink in Somerville, MA. It's from Camus' "The Fall" and is the full line that a few people on here have a section of tattooed. It reads "Au milieu de l'hiver j'apprenais enfin qu'il y avait en moi un ete invincible" which translates roughly to "In the middle of winter I finally found that I had in me ( Read more... )

Sometimes, an author can say more in just a few words then some ever will in hundreds.
Ayn Rand is loved by many, and hated too. She pushes the envelope on every subject, and questions your every belief. And when you ask- Who is John Galt?- be prepared for an answer. Because John Galt is unlike any man you've ever heard of.


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I've been a huge fan of both Neil Gaiman and The Sandman from the first moment I ever laid my hands on Preludes & Nocturnes. The entire series is filled with awesome quotes, but the one that means the most to me is by far "omnia mutantur, nihil interit", from the last book of the series, The Wake.
-Lord, what was it the barbarian said, as the ( Read more... )

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I'm a huge idiot and just made a post in this community for another. I apologise. But I figure that now I've got your attention and can ask for advice.

I want to get the lyric "regardless of stable ground" tattooed on the crook of my arm, from Death Cab's "Song for Kelly Huckaby." I would break up the line so "regardless of" was above the crease ( Read more... )