“The Internet also makes it extraordinarily difficult for me to focus. One small break to look up exactly how almond milk is made, and four hours later I'm reading about the Donner Party and texting all my friends: DID YOU GUYS KNOW ABOUT THE DONNER PARTY AND HOW MESSED UP THAT WAS? TEXT ME BACK SO WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT!”
― Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?
― Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?
“...and we'll see what happens when we say Yes while this rigor mortis world screams No.”
― Warm Bodies
― Warm Bodies
“Is sorrow the true wild?
And if it is—and if we join them—your wild to mine—what’s that?
For joining, too, is a kind of annihilation. What if we joined our sorrows, I’m saying. I’m saying: What if that is joy?”
― The Book of Delights: Essays
And if it is—and if we join them—your wild to mine—what’s that?
For joining, too, is a kind of annihilation. What if we joined our sorrows, I’m saying. I’m saying: What if that is joy?”
― The Book of Delights: Essays
“To be sensual, I think, is to respect and rejoice in the force of life, of life itself, and to be present in all that one does, from the effort of loving to the breaking of bread.”
― The Fire Next Time
― The Fire Next Time
“We never needed best friend gear because I guess with real friends you don't have to make it official. It just is.”
― Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?
― Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?
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