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Oh, wait, it’s the Willis Tower now because this world is stupid and inconsistent and annoying!
“I hate how, when you tell people that your friend threatened to hit you, the first thing that they say is "Well, did they really hit you?" as if threatening to hit someone isn't damaging in itself.”
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“I point out these details because we are tactile creatures. Fabric, leather, graphics, paint, paper—these substances and surfaces we surround ourselves with powerfully affect us.”
― How to Be Here: A Guide to Creating a Life Worth Living
― How to Be Here: A Guide to Creating a Life Worth Living
“She grew up in the days when lamps ran on whale blubber, guitars were strung with catgut, and pig brains were a delicacy. Imposing my pampered millennial morality on the situation would be an insult to her entire generation.”
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“Attention Deficit Disorder, Seasonal Affect Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder. These aren't diseases, they're marketing ploys. Doctors didn't discover them, copywriters did. Marketing departments did. Drug companies did.”
― The War of Art
― The War of Art
“I never really gave much thought to the fields while flying over them. It just seems like a whole lot of empty space from above, but I wonder how many half-naked kids you'd see rolling around in them if you zoomed in.”
― How to Ruin Everything: Essays
― How to Ruin Everything: Essays
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