barometry
“The truth is a trap: you can not get it without it getting you; you cannot get the truth by capturing it, only by its capturing you.”
—Søren Kierkegaard
Journal, 1849
Journal, 1849
September 2009
19 posts
“I will secretly accept you and together we’ll fly south.”
—“As I Went Out One Morning”
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
“Let prospects be blighted; let hopes be blasted; let joy be withered; let mildews destroy everything; I have lost nothing of what I have in God. He is “my strong habitation whereunto I can continually resort.” I am a pilgrim in the world, but at home in my God. In the earth I wander, but in God I dwell in a quiet habitation.”
—C. H. Spurgeon
“Morning” — February 27
Morning & Evening
“Morning” — February 27
Morning & Evening
“All the time I was growing up, the city was growing up too, the city was changing fast all around me. I could never be sure of anything or of any place staying the way I remember it. This was one thing I was always sure of — this house.”
—
A Portrait Of The Artist As Filipino
Nick Joaquin
(via ailene)
“A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.”
—I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou
“I will be a tree climber.
I will not know gravity,
I will not know gravity.” —“Hands in Dirty Ground”
Great Lake Swimmers
I will not know gravity,
I will not know gravity.” —“Hands in Dirty Ground”
Great Lake Swimmers
“Lord, what fools these mortals be!”
—Puck
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
William Shakespear
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
William Shakespear
“The world bursts at the seams with people ready to tell you you’re not good enough. On occasion, some may be correct. But do not do their work for them. Seek any job; ask anyone out; pursue any goal. Don’t take it personally when they say ‘no’ — they may not be smart enough to say “yes.”
—Keith Olbermann
The Way I See It #17
The Way I See It #17
“No, you don’t need strength to be strong
Time to believe in what you know
Time to believe before you go” —“Shine”
Alexi Murdoch
Time to believe in what you know
Time to believe before you go” —“Shine”
Alexi Murdoch
“Dying
Is an art, like everything else.
I do it exceptionally well.” —“Lady Lazarus”
Sylvia Plath
Is an art, like everything else.
I do it exceptionally well.” —“Lady Lazarus”
Sylvia Plath
August 2009
13 posts
“Out of clutter, find simplicity. From discord, find harmony. In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.”
—Albert Einstein
On Rules of Work
On Rules of Work
“People actually think I have some kind of fantastic imagination. I think it’s very lonesome.”
—Jude Quinn
I’m Not There
I’m Not There
“To you, I am nothing more than a fox like a hundred thousand other foxes. But if you tame me, then we shall need each other. To me, you will be unique in all the world. To you, I shall be unique in all the world…”
—The Fox
The Little Prince
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
The Little Prince
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
