Status Updates From A Month in Siena

“The deceased outnumber the living. The present is the golden rim of a black cloth. How outrageous it is to be alive, I thought. It filled me with such enthusiasm and dark pride for my race, for how brave and heroic we are in the face of undeniable evidence that life cannot be maintained, that regardless of what armor we choose, all things must pass.”

Fuck ass iron infusion

Yes I am reading 3 books at once. Kind of like eating ice cream for breakfast, when you’re an adult you can do as you please.

"Desire is that animal that remains fit only through undernourishment. In evolutionary terms, failure is it's prerequisite, frustration it's generator."

A quote from Hisham's friend.

“The place reminded me of how the buildings we encounter, like new people we may meet, can excite passions that had up to then laid dormant.”