Molly Murphy

“Am” is the linking verb that follows “I” in the present tense when I am no longer present, when I’m shattered.

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― Mosab Abu Toha, Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear: Poems from Gaza

“The media represents world that is more real than reality that we can experience. People lose the ability to distinguish between reality and fantasy. They also begin to engage with the fantasy without realizing what it really is. They seek happiness and fulfilment through the simulacra of reality, e.g. media and avoid the contact/interaction with the real world. (Note: This quote is fake and does not appear in Simulacra and Simulation. I tried to delete it, but the system doesn't allow that because this quote has "too many fans" lol.)”
― Jean Baudrillard, Simulacra and Simulation

“You can learn to enjoy your sensuality in each and every moment. Right now, listening to music, let the music vibrate the pores of your skin. Washing dishes, let the suds bathe your hands. Walking the dog, learn to enjoy being pulled. Every day there are hundreds of things you can enjoy. You can enjoy the leisureliness of a stroll, or the sweat of jogging, or the tang of a breeze. Every moment can be an experience that lets you grow in sensuality. Right now you can feel this paper, this book, this space, the sounds around you, even your own breathing. Being open to all that and with all that will gradually turn you on to life more and more.”
― Paula Gunn Allen

“People say silence is a sign of consent. What if I’m not allowed to speak, my tongue severed, my mouth sewn shut?”
― Mosab Abu Toha, Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear: Poems from Gaza