August 2009
17 posts
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“At a certain part in your life. Probably when too much of it has gone by. You...”
– Miss Dodger [Phoebe in Wonderland] via Alex
“You can’t stop being who you are because you’re afraid.”
– Carrie [SATC The Movie]
100 ways to be a love letter to the universe →
“Never allow someone to be your priority, while allowing yourself to be their...”
– Mark Twain
“For men, women aren’t some remote species to be studied from afar, like...”
– excerpt from ‘Critical Mass’ by Alex Bilmes [Britsch Vogue, nov 2007]
“Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely.”
– Rodin
Forty-five thoughts for my daughter and my virtual...
By Francesca Lia Block
i always believed if i had blond hair, pixie face big breasts everything would be all right not realizing that culturally idolized beauty is not only foolproof but potentially dangerous
if you believe in your own unconventional beauty when you are young you will accomplish twice as much and suffer half so
turn off lightbulbs and light a candle
walk don’t drive
...
“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.”
– George Bernard Shaw
To you
“To sit and dream, to sit and read, to sit and learn about the world
Outside our world of here and now-
Our problem world-
To dream of vast horizons of the soul
Through dreams made whole,
Unfettered, free- help me!
All you who are dreams too,
Help me to make
Our world anew
I reach out my dreams to you.”
- Langston Hughes
“In summer, the song sings itself.”
– William Carlos Williams