Krystal Mitchell

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“We now have immediate access to all possible facts. Which is almost the same as having none at all.”
― Chuck Klosterman, But What If We're Wrong? Thinking About the Present As If It Were the Past

tags: philosophy, technology, thought-provoking

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“There's no such thing as merit separated from biography, he had told me. The only question is whether you're going to let your biography hold you down or help you up.”
― Alafair Burke, All Day and a Night

tags: biography, past

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“Not crazy in a 'let's paint the kitchen bright red!' sort of way. But crazy in a 'gas oven, toothpaste sandwich, I am God' sort of way. Gone were the days when she would stand on the deck lighting lemon-scented candles without then having to eat the wax.p28”
― Augusten Burroughs, Running with Scissors

tags: augusten-burroughs, mother, running-with-scissors

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“At some point, if you live long enough, it's probably impossible to avoid seeming crazy.”
― Chuck Klosterman, But What If We're Wrong? Thinking About the Present As If It Were the Past

tags: philosophy

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“I also need to prepare myself for the inevitability of utter boredom: Very often, single people don't do shit. They do nothing, all night long. They sit in a recliner and watch TV. I've probably watched more television than anyone you've ever met, and I don't even own one. Terrible shows, good shows, Golf tournaments in Cancun. C-SPAN. Hours of Oprah. Law and Order. Lonely people love Law and Order, for whatever reason. They prefer the straight narratives. p60”
― Chuck Klosterman, The Visible Man

tags: klosterman, lonely-people, novel, visible-man

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