the tragedy of life
I don’t know why it’s so hard to admit that things don’t come effortlessly, that I have to work at it to make things good. But maybe nobody really wants to be the talentless fool, or worse still, admit that…
The Virgin Suicides
from the Virgin Suicides, naturally. The essence of the suicides consisted not of sadness or mystery but simple selfishness. The girls took into their own hands decisions better left to God. They became too powerful to live among us, too…
A Short Mid-Morning Obituary
An Obituary printed in the London Times: Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth…
Confucius says,
“Nothing is fun until you’re good at it.” ? Amy Chua, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother For all the controversy that it stirred up, it still spoke to me as an Asian child. -
Michel Faber
The mirror cannot lie, and yet it does, it does! It cannot reflect the flame-like destinies trapped inside the frustrated soul. -Michel Faber, “The Crimson Petal and the White” -
Download: Quote Poster #4
Finally understood what the quote means. “He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.” {Download here} As…
flammable memories
I really am a sucker for notebooks and stationery. I have loads of new notebooks (ranging from the moleskine cahiers, to the plain muji notebooks to the nondescript ones picked up from friends and travels), languishing in my cupboard, waiting…
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