February 2012
50 posts
“Life to be bearable must be lived intensely. Through it a continuous stream of...”
– Giovanni Papini, The Failure
“It’s hard to want to stay awake when everyone you meet, they all seem to...”
“I finally figured out that I’m solitary by nature, but at the same time I know...”
– Charles de Lint
“A lot of men want a woman to mother them. They get with a woman and all they do...”
– Henry Rollins
The closer I get to people, the farther away I feel. When I’m on my own, all alone in my room, I say that no one else exists. It comforts me and allows me a real sense of freedom. However, deep down, part of the comfort in this is knowing all the while that other people really are out there if I need them. Knowing that despite my existential and nihilistic nature there probably are in fact...
“It’s a sad day when you find out that it’s not accident or time or fortune, but...”
– Lillian Hellman
“I live my own life and nurse my own wounds. It’s not the best way to live. But...”
– Jeffrey Eugenides
