December 2011
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Christmas is a magical time, Is there any doubt? But I’m going to need a psychotherapist To get my anxeties out! The sugarplums might be dancing, But they’re messing up my mind; The silver bells aren’t doing much To help me unwind.
Joel Bjorling
“Don’t forget. I’m just a girl standing in front of a boy…asking him to love her.”
– Julia Roberts (via beautifulmelanie)
With or Without You, NYTBR, Feb. 27, 2011 →
lieslschillingerarticles:
Review of “Portraits of a Marriage,” by Sandor Marai.
theresnoearthlywayofknowing:
To make any moment...
“Aquellos libros, en realidad, nunca los había leído nadie. Mi padre prefería los...”
– La Mujer Justa de Sándor Márai
“‘Marx has completely changed the way I view the world,’ declared the Pallières...”
– The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery (via famousfirstsentences)
“¿Qué hacer
frente al jamás
si no es buscar
el siempre
en unas notas robadas?”
– Muriel Barbery (La Elegancia del Erizo)
“I find this a fascinating phenomenon: the ability we have to manipulate...”
– Muriel Barbery, The Elegance of the Hedgehog
Just take a second and think about it. Confirmation Bias. It’s some pretty crazy stuff. Truly amazing how people will believe and justify anything that confirms their beliefs, regardless of whether or not any of it is true.
(via kathrynsoloway)
“Quizá estar vivo sea esto: perseguir instantes que mueren.”
– Muriel Barbery - La elegancia del erizo (via libroabrazos)
“La “gente rara” es diferentes al resto de los de mas, y no les importa que opine...”
– Gerardo sifuentes (via paulinagautama)
White Hot Center: Con el tiempo →
whitehotcenter:
A friend posted this poem by Jorge Luis Borges recently and I wanted to share it with you because it’s one that I think so many of us can identify with. They are things I’ve definitely been thinking about lately.
The original is in Spanish but I’ve translated it to English below.
In Time
After a while you learn the subtle difference between holding a hand and chaining a soul and...
“Kiss me now that I’m older
I won’t try to control you
Friday nights have been...”
– The Strokes—12:51 (via solyss)
Gossip Chef: Paella Is a Party! Stop wasting your... →
gossipchef:
Maybe it’s time you stopped stirring. For a couple of decades now, risotto has been the go-to sophisticated rice dish for homes and restaurants alike, and cooks have stood by the stove with a spoon in one hand and a ladle in the other, tending to their finicky rice. But there is another…
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“Every sidewalk tree is desperate
for someone.”
– Frederick Seidel - On Being Debonair (via komurki)
