March 2012
55 posts
“still, what I want in my life
Is to be willing -
to be dazzled
To cast aside...”
– from “The Ponds” by Mary Oliver (via daniellecat)
A Suicide Note From The Word "Moist" →
“For those I leave behind, I am sorry. But this was a long time coming. To my mother and father, “mist” and “most,” please know that this was not your fault. Who would have thought that your darling son would become the most hated etymological monster since “supple” (RIP)? To my dear triplet brothers, “hoist,” “foist,” and “joist,” I love you and am thankful nobody bullies you or even really...
“It occured to me that the voracious ambition of humans is never sated by dreams...”
– John Green (The Fault In Our Stars)
“The dreams had been terror at loss, at something lost forever; but nothing was...”
– Ceremony - Leslie Marmon Silko
I just got really sad, because I’m just finishing up my final book for my American Ethnic Literature class. I am printing out my final packets, I finished my last two short assignments, and beginning to work on my final paper. I’ve loved this class. I...
“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing
and rightdoing there is a field.
I’ll meet you...”
– Rumi (via paperlover)
“I don’t know what’s in Rush Limbaugh’s heart so I’m not going to comment on the...”
– President Obama, commenting on the Rush Limbaugh controversy in today’s press conference. (via dcdecoder)
I have a lot of respect for Obama for doing this and saying these things. It turns out not only is he a good president but a fantastic father. respect.
“If you want to identify me, ask me not where I live, or what I like to eat, or...”
– Thomas Merton (via modernhepburn)