Failure cannot be understood in theory, only in practice, sometimes over and over and over again.
“Perplexed”
― The Highwayman
― The Highwayman
“Because to be moved by something made by someone who has done something bad would mean that a bad person possesses the capacity to connect to us; that they haven’t, somehow, forfeited their humanity.”
― Ayoade on Top
― Ayoade on Top
“But in a solitary life, there are rare moments when another soul dips near yours, as stars once a year brush the earth. Such a constellation was he to me.”
― Circe
― Circe
“Forgiveness is a kind of time travel, only better, because it sutures the wounds of the past with the wisdom of the present in the same moment as it promises a better future.”
― The Lighthouse Witches
― The Lighthouse Witches
“Love is a fault; so be it.”
― Les Misérables
― Les Misérables
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