February 2012
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Each time you happen to me all over again.
– Edith Wharton, The Age of Innocence
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Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy, and keep choosing it...
– Henri Nouwen
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Los Angeles is one of the most bizarre places on...
- GQ’s ‘Smelliest Cities on the Planet’
“nowhere but LA” … homesickness abounds
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"Could fulfillment ever be felt as deeply as loss?...
— The Inheritance of Loss
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January 2012
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Psalm 37, of David, part one.
1 Do not fret because of those who are evil or be envious of those who do wrong; 2 for like the grass they will soon wither, like green plants they will soon die away.
3 Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. 4 Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
5 Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he...
September 2011
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European Financial Crisis
caroulemapoule:
I have 17,91 € to my name. I have 6 slices of bread, half a wedge of brie, 1L of Evian, a small bottle of merlot, some jam and 3 eggs. Once my French bank account starts functioning in 2 or 3 days, I won’t be such a pauper. Boy am I going to have myself a nice restaurant meal and some fine wine when that time comes!
My modish grand-little, living the dream in Poitiers…
August 2011
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July 2011
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The reason I don’t have a plan is because if I have a plan I’m limited to...
– Sheryl Sandberg
June 2011
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Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and...
– Victor Hugo (via bookoasis)
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For what is love if not the promise to forgive?
– Shantaram
May 2011
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"There were so many places where one might...
— This Side of Paradise
Easily in my top 10 list of favorite books… F. Scott Fitzgerald is an incredible wordsmith. I’ve highlighted over 100 passages already.
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"Life is a book.. a good book or a bad book,...
My mom, wise beyond measure.
(She added, “I just think I’m a psychological person.” She meant “philosophical.”)
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The truth is, as a young girl, you can get a lot done.
– Tina Brown
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Успокой меня глазами, успокой меня душой И босыми встань ногами на сердечную мозоль Боль, доставь мне наслажденье, исцарапай спину мне Мне явись как исцеленье, светом будь в моем окне Светом будь в моем окне Обними меня глазами, обними меня душой. Как пред строгими богами, я перед тобой одной. Обними меня покрепче, да прижми к своей груди: Мне так будет много легче позабыть и перейти, Позабыть...
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The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposing ideas...
– F. Scott Fitzgerald
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众里寻他千百度,蓦然回首,那人却在灯火澜栅处。
You learn something new every day, and this is what I learned today. Basically, in Chinese, it translates into the situation where you’re constantly looking for that special someone, fruitlessly. One day, you all of a sudden turn around, and there he or she is, standing in a dimly lit corner, waiting patiently. Sigh. So romantic.
My boss knows all sorts of these lovely Chinese sayings, and...
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"Were you happy before you met him? She thought...
— The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
April 2011
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Feel the rocks as you wade your own way across the river.
– Deng Xiaoping
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剩菜
Ashley: it's the asian mother syndrome
me: hahahahahhahahaha
Ashley: nothing is good enough
me: true
except i dont feel that way about guys for ME
just for my friends
Ashley: haha
well don't asian wives always take the last food after everyone's eaten
(joy luck club reference)
me: LOL
take the last food
hmm
yeah
Ashley: makes sense that you would do the same thing with men
me: and teh worst bits
Ashley: high externalized standards with a little too much cultural self loathing
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“For, after all, you do grow up, you do outgrow...
— Fyodor Dostoevsky
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There are things that we never want to let go of, people we never want to leave...
– (via eletheowl)
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Incubus - Adolescents
Oh Brandon Boyd, I’ve missed your beauteous voice (and face).
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