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the unutterable
“Things aren’t all so tangible and sayable as people would usually have us believe; most experiences are unsayable, they happen in a space that no word has ever entered…” –Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet, Letter One “for … Continue reading
Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson
a novel about isolation, with or without loneliness, and how personal history/memory affects present endeavors truth about human interaction (or “why i prefer to keep to myself”): “People like it when you tell them things, in suitable portions, in a … Continue reading
rejection
“Once a boyfriend broke up with me, and he almost became angry because I essentially agreed with him. I mean, what do I have to offer him? Does he really want to go with me to the flea market every … Continue reading
Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Some random thoughts: “‘Sure, he screwed up,’ Roman answers, ‘but I admire what he was trying to do. Living completely off the land like that, month after month, is incredibly difficult.’” p. 185 I really like this book—not just the … Continue reading
creation
In the beginning there was nothing. Then, with neither bang nor whimper, the great egg existed. From the great egg sprung the tree of knowledge. Time meant nothing, and the tree’s roots grew. They absorbed the knowledge of the yolk. … Continue reading