January 2012
“Any reasonably self-introspective person is going to change in their twenties....”
– T
forever my hero.
John Steinbeck on Falling in Love: A 1958 Letter →
And don’t worry about losing. If it is right, it happens – The main thing is not to hurry. Nothing good gets away.
“Here is what awaits you out in the world: the stands-too-close monsters behind...”
– Girls And Staying In | Kate Carraway for Vice
THIS.
“Now and then it’s good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy.”
– Guillaume Apollinaire (via misswallflower)
“So in the thirties, it’s the time, the peak time, for you to learn and...”
– Tadao Ando
“Even on my own projects, I feel a little bit I may change because of my...”
– Kazuyo Sejima
“I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes.
Because if you are making...”
– Neil Gaiman (via drinkyourjuice)
On Certain Decisions
I do not owe you an explanation of why I took a leave of absence this past semester. Anyone in my life who deserved an explanation was given one early on, or something as close to an explanation as I could emotionally/mentally afford to give at the time. I did not consult my friends. I did not ask my parents for permission. Taking the semester off was never a decision made by anyone.
It was a...
moledro
dictionaryofobscuresorrows:
n. a feeling of resonant connection with an author or artist you’ll never meet, who may have lived centuries ago and thousands of miles away but can still get inside your head and leave behind morsels of their experience, like the little piles of stones left by hikers that mark a hidden path through unfamiliar territory.
Watchthis trailer gives me goosebumps
刘心《写给方大同》
Awesome name. Clever lyrics. Feel good...
December 2011
Goodnight, 2011
Whether I was going out or staying in, I’ve always made sure that I was aware of the transition. Living in the present and baring witness to that particular moment of change. New Years countdown has been something of a personal tradition.
This year, however, instead of saying goodbye, I’ll be saying goodnight.
2012, I promise to bare witness to you for the entire year, not just...
“If you’re twenty-two, physically fit, hungry to learn and be better, I urge you...”
– Anthony Bourdain (via abbyisnotgabby)
“Please don’t be depressed: nothing is sad about you except your sadness and the...”
– Love letters of Zelda Fitzgerald (via elliptical)
“…I don’t feel rejected by the sky. I’m part of it-tiny, to be sure, but...”
– Carl Sagan, Pale Blue Dot (via fuckyeahtheuniverse)
