“Yes, I was lonely, but I knew then and I know now: I did it because I wanted to change my life. That's what we have to do. We step in the shit on purpose so we're forced to buy new shoes. You know what I'm saying?”
― How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water
― How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water
“The chief beauty about time
is that you cannot waste it in advance.
The next year, the next day, the next hour are lying ready for you,
as perfect, as unspoiled,
as if you had never wasted or misapplied
a single moment in all your life.
You can turn over a new leaf every hour
if you choose.”
―
is that you cannot waste it in advance.
The next year, the next day, the next hour are lying ready for you,
as perfect, as unspoiled,
as if you had never wasted or misapplied
a single moment in all your life.
You can turn over a new leaf every hour
if you choose.”
―
“A mind needs books like a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge. That is why I read so much.”
― A Game of Thrones
― A Game of Thrones
“Cara, we must not wait to live the life we want. Find a way to be present with the people you love.”
― How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water
― How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water
“the destruction of property is usually viewed as violent only if it disrupts profit or the maintenance of wealth. If food is destroyed because it cannot be sold while people go hungry, that is not considered violent under the norms of capitalism. If a person’s belongings are tossed on a sidewalk during an eviction and consequently destroyed, that is likewise not considered violent according to the norms of this society.”
― Let This Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care
― Let This Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care
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