Quote of the Day
All life is only a set of pictures in the brain, among which there is no difference betwixt those born of real things and those born of inward dreamings, and no cause to value the one above the other. — H. P. Lovecraft
Quote of the Day
“There is no more pure love in the world than the love a young writer has for the old writer he [sic] will someday become.” – Nabokov (via NorwichGrrl)
Tonight’s Song, Stuck on Repeat
You know when you find those songs that just, well, sound like somebody wrote them about your life? That’s this song for me. Well, this and Leed’s United. Heh heh. Five and DimeThe Wind and the Swell I sleep all through my morningsSpend my afternoons just lying in my bedCause I’ve done everything I could
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Why We Love Stories About Sparta
With key Greek city-states in submission, Philip of Macedon turned his attention to Sparta and sent a message: “If I win this war, you will be slaves forever.” In another version, Philip proclaims: “You are advised to submit without further delay, for if I bring my army into your land, I will destroy your farms,
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Quote of the Day
“A moron writes words. A moron flails about for telling details–declarations, clichés, sentence fragments. A moron owns a frying pan. A moron has an extensive collection of pornography. A moron makes assumptions–about gender roles, about sexuality, about class. Or he fantasizes–about sports cars, Rolexes, cash. He prefers the company of men, but not in a
Words for the Road
“A man [sic] is a success if he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do.”– Bob Dylan
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