(via parvenus)
A sort-of-journal of a bibliophilic, francophilic, chromophilic nerd
• Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back
“A poet looks at the world the way a man looks at a woman.”
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Wallace Stevens (via clavicola)
for E
(via tortizzle)
“Here I am, a bundle of past recollections and future dreams, knotted up in a reasonably attractive bundle of flesh. I remember what this flesh had gone through; I dream of what it may go through. I record here the actions of optical nerves, of taste buds, of sensory perception. And, I think: I am but one more drop in the great sea of matter, defined, with the ability to realize my existence.”
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Sylvia Plath (via audreylostinparis)
The theory of mediocrity has been debunked
nice try Sagan
11 Obscure Regional Phrases We All Should Start Using
1. Stew the Dishrag
2. Feel Like a Stewed Witch
3. Vomiting One’s Toenails
4. On the Carpet
5. Sonofabitch Stew
6. Democrat Hound
7 & 8. That Dog Won’t Hunt / That Cock Won’t Fight
9. Buck Beer
10. (Not Enough Sense to) Pound Sand Down a Rathole
11. Whoopity Scoot
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