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Modern Survival
For at least 10 years before his death, Wallace was working on a long novel that he called The Pale King. Set in a branch of the US Internal Revenue Service, it aimed to articulate the hard-won thesis of mindfulness that Wallace had come to after years of depression and treatment: “Bliss—a second-by-second joy and [...]
True Things
I think that when we look for love courageously, it reveals itself, and we wind up attracting even more love. If one person really wants us, everyone does. But if we’re alone, we become even more alone. Life is strange. Paulo Coelho (via)
Too Soon
I think I want to nod off for a bit. And by “nod off” I mean “strangle myself while I masturbate.”
More Cynical Than Even Me
But that doesn’t mean it’s not the truth: Have you ever been in love? Horrible, isn’t it? It makes you so vulnerable. It opens your chest and it opens your heart and it means someone can get inside you and mess you up. You build up all these defenses. You build up this whole armor, [...]
Thoughtful People
I think that all thoughtful people go crazy. I would be worried about you if you were lucid all the time, you know? I would be so worried about you. — Dr. Carolyn Weber May 5, 2009 Good professors make all the difference.
Dullness