July 2011
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Jul 29th
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“A writer is someone who spends years patiently trying to discover the second...”
– Orhan Pamuk, Nobel Prize in Literature acceptance speech, Dec 2006 (via atomos)
Jul 29th
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Jul 29th
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Jul 28th
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“Black is modest and arrogant at the same time. Black is lazy and easy - but...”
– Yohji Yamamoto (via eastatlanta)
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“I also painted a study of a seascape, nothing but a bit of sand, sea, sky, grey...”
– Vincent van Gogh, from a letter to his brother Theo, 17 September 1882 (source)
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Jul 23rd
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“We’re all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”
– Oscar Wilde (via quote-book)
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Jul 23rd
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Jul 21st
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Jul 16th
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“Five common traits of good writers: 1. They have something to say. 2. They...”
– James J. Kilpatrick (via writingadvice)
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“There are moments when one has to choose between living one’s own life, fully,...”
– Oscar Wilde (via how-avant-garde)
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Sarah chases shadows: Nabokov's advice to young... →
imaginingatower: 1. If possible, be Russian. And live in another country. Play chess. Be an active trader between languages. Carry precious metals from one to the other. Remind us of Stravinsky. Know the names of plants and flying creatures. Hunt gauzy wings with snares of gauze. Make science pay tribute. Have…
Jul 9th
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