shiny shimmery sparkles.
Chuck Palahniuk
brighter.
“ It’s so hard to forget pain, but it’s even harder to remember sweetness. We have no scar to show for happiness. We learn so little from peace. ”
“ Today I’ve made a major decision: I am never going to die. Others will die around me. They will be nullified. Nothing of their personality will remain. The light switch will be turned off. ”
Super Sad True Love Story, by Gary Shteyngart, now on my must-read shortlist.
A Writer's Ruminations: Effort at Speech Between Two People by Muriel Rukeyser
Speak to me. Take my hand. What are you now?
I will tell you all. I will conceal nothing.
When I was three, a little child read a story about a rabbit
who died, in the story, and I crawled under a chair:
a pink rabbit: it was my birthday, and a candle
burnt a sore spot on my finger, and I was told…
A Shocking Truth about CSS
Interesting implications.
A must-read for web developers. Be sure to check out the blog post linked in the chat.
The Trees Bend To Me
The waves rock me slowly to sleep,
My eyes watch the water.
The brightest quiet hijacks my body:
It is the warm embrace of a lover.
The trees bend to brush my face -
I feel their leaves in my hair.
The soil, the bugs, the dead things, too,
In a campaign to wash me bare.
Mother, I know you never intended, expected,>
Such a complicated daughter.
I tell you now - life’s pains aren’t scars,
I bathe them off in water.
[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]
Sparklehorse / Danger Mouse - Star Eyes (I Can Catch It) (featuring James Mercer)
Mark Linkous, aka Sparklehorse, died this past weekend. Here’s a track off of his last album, “Dark Night of the Soul,” a collaboration with Danger Mouse and David Lynch, featuring Julian Casablancas, Frank Black, and Iggy Pop among others.
“ I have a need of silence and of stars.
Too much is said too loudly. I am dazed.
The silken sound of whirled infinity
Is lost in voices shouting to be heard… ”
William Alexander Percy (via awritersruminations)
“ You can’t stop time. You can’t capture light. You can only turn your face up and let it rain down. ”
The Memory Keeper’s Daughter, Kim Edwards (via fuckyeahliteraryquotes)
