December 2010
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The cold came late that fall and the songbirds were caught off guard. By the...
– A Gate at the Stairs, Lorrie Moore
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He stepped down, trying not to look long at her, as if she were the sun, yet he...
– Anna Karenina, 1877, Leo Tolstoy (via moonandmoon)
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He stepped down, trying not to look long at her, as if she were the sun, yet he...
– Anna Karenina, 1877, Leo Tolstoy (via moonandmoon)
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three inches of snow
…so far! this is incredibly more exciting when the whole nuclear family is holed up in a two-bedroom apartment in virginia than at any other time. which we are. tomorrow we’re driving (five humans, three cars) through more snow for six hours, then spending the next three days with dad’s family. on the fourth, the favorite sister and i will drive to charlotte, where i will...
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For although this enchantress was mostly evil, she was also partly good. Every...
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compassion →
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I’d follow if I could.
A thing that’s hard to bear, to see you...
– The Innocence Mission, from My Room In the Trees
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I’d follow if I could.
A thing that’s hard to bear, to see you...
– The Innocence Mission, from My Room In the Trees
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To be rooted is perhaps the most important and least recognized need of the...
– Simone Weil
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To be rooted is perhaps the most important and least recognized need of the...
– Simone Weil
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moving forward
One more thing, and then the next. The unlayering of life had always before seemed more or less linear — eventually, the buried truth would emerge. He found problematic the fact that each successive layer seemed larger and more rich with meaning, almost as if he were burrowing out of something. This phenomenon both interested and motivated the man but posed a problem for that small part...
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‘Wake up, Digory, wake up, Fledge,’ came the voice of Polly....
– Lewis, The Magician’s Nephew
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The moon drops one or two feathers into the field.
The dark wheat listens.
Be...
– James Wright, “Beginning” from The Branch Will Not Beak
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family holidays approaching
me: Low of 15 last night! How cold was it there?
brother: High in the 50s during the day I think.
me: Well... PACK YER LONG JOHNS!
brother: Had a conversation with the mother last night regarding that very article of clothing! Lolz, they are packed.
me: Plus, you have the beard.
brother: Long johns fur my face!
me: Fell OUT of my chair!
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darrenandthemachine:
Rolling in the Deep // ADELE
This song continues to be amazing. The video is bananas.
Bananas is right! Honestly, one line from Adele can convey ten emotions. Who shot this video by the way? Love love love.
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We all have to decide for ourselves how much sin we can live with.
– Nucky Thompson, Boardwalk Empire (via darrenandthemachine)