At one point during our honeymoon, as we were driving around the island with Pace asleep in the back seat looking all pretty, Kye and I started talking about how so much of her outlook would be considered silly or nonsense by society at large - totally dismissed as fantasy or delusion. About how difficult it is to show it to anyone because of that ( Read more... )

This looks like my last book quote post for a while. Though they appear quite good, none of the books on my current reading list looks very quotable. :)

As you'll quickly be able to tell, this is from the same source as my last two. :)

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From 'My Ishmael' by Daniel Quinn:

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Awesome short film.
Runs about 20 minutes.
Worth every moment.
Requires quicktime or its alternative.
Mostly safe for work - I believe the words 'bastard' and 'asshole' are used, though.

I love you
Serafina

A while back, I told you this.

I hope you haven't forgotten. I certainly haven't.

I love you.
Serafina

Yes.

Yes, I mean you ( Read more... )

Hmm. It seems to me that when people think of their own value, or worth, nowadays, it tends to fall into the terminology of capitalism. Are they 'marketable'? Do they have 'saleable skills'? Are they 'useful' to the world of business ( Read more... )

"There is no reason to accept the doctrines crafted to sustain power and privilege, or to believe that we are constrained by mysterious and unknown social laws. These are simply decisions made within institutions that are subject to human will and that must face the test of legitimacy. And if they do not meet the test, they can be replaced by other ( Read more... )

I'm not sure anymore what guidelines I'm using for which entries I bring over and which I do not. I've just skipped over quite a few, some of which were rather big points in my life... but I just didn't feel the desire to bring them over. ((shrug ( Read more... )