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If you tell someone your parent is an alcoholic or an addict, they seemingly, on some level, get that you had a rough childhood. You don’t need to expand for hours, trying to prove your case like a lawyer with the odds stacked against him.
“The public will buy a certain amount of poetry if you give them their striptease.” -- Ezra Pound”
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“Time is never wasted if you remember to bring along something to read.”
― Against the Day
― Against the Day
“What it means to be authentic:
- to be more concerned with truth than opinions
- to be sincere and not pretend
- to be free from hypocrisy: "walk your talk"
- to know who you are and to be that person
- to not fear others seeing your vulnerabilities
- being confident to walk away from situations where you can't be yourself
- being awake to your own feelings
- being free from others' opinions of you
- accepting and loving yourself”
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- to be more concerned with truth than opinions
- to be sincere and not pretend
- to be free from hypocrisy: "walk your talk"
- to know who you are and to be that person
- to not fear others seeing your vulnerabilities
- being confident to walk away from situations where you can't be yourself
- being awake to your own feelings
- being free from others' opinions of you
- accepting and loving yourself”
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“Questions arose. Like, what in the fuck was going on here, basically.”
― Inherent Vice
― Inherent Vice
“What was “walking on water,” if it wasn’t Bible talk for surfing?”
― Inherent Vice
― Inherent Vice
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