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We are far too easily pleased
"We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased.”
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Don't Wait
“In life, you will become known for doing what you do. That sounds obvious, but it’s profound. If you want to be known as someone who does a particular thing, then you must start doing that thing immediately. Don’t wait. There is no other way. It probably won’t make you money at first, but do it anyway. Work nights. Work weekends. Sleep less. ( Read more... ) -
“I don’t want your love unless you know I am repulsive, and love me even as you know it.”
“I don’t want your love unless you know I am repulsive, and love me even as you know it.”
- Georges Bataille - My Mother/Madame Edwarda/The Dead Man -
even cowgirls get the blues
“So you think you’re a failure, do you? Well, you probably are. What’s wrong with that? In the first place, if you’ve any sense at all you must have learned by now that we pay just as dearly for our triumphs as we do for our defeats. Go ahead and fail. But fail with wit, fail with grace, fail with style. A mediocre failure is as insufferable as a ( Read more... ) -
last exam prep
good evening, i am currently in the midst of preparing for my final examinations. despite my decision to emphasize "last", the truth is that it all ends with a whimper, not a bang ( Read more... ) -
LIFE
As I grow older and become more financially independent, may I continue to struggle to wry myself from this age of entitlement, replacing it with a gentle an quiet spirit that is pleasing to God. -
i can tell that he'll be there, for life
the final year of school has been a wonderful, amazing experience. finally, as a cohort, everyone is coming together. i really enjoy these people, their thoughts, albeit slightly revolutionary, eccentric, and cynical, and their company. Transient as it may be, i will treasure this moment, this moment of being infinite ( Read more... ) -
More Sapa pictures from Keith
I bring you more glorious pictures of the Sapa mountains, courtesy of Keith. You can visit his flickr page for even more inspiring pictures. A cautionary note, there are some really unglam and strange pictures of myself on it. Avoid those and you'd be fine :)
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