December 2009
18 posts
“I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life’s a...”
– Maya Angelou
fatalistichues:quote-book
"The Forgotten Dialect Of The Heart"
How astonishing it is that language can almost mean, and frightening that it does not quite. Love, we say, God, we say, Rome and Michiko, we write, and the words get it all wrong. We say bread and it means according to which nation. French has no word for home, and we have no word for strict pleasure. A people in northern India is dying out because their ancient tongue has no words for...
“I’ve lived to bury my desires and see my dreams corrode with rust now all that’s left are fruitless fires that burn my empty heart to dust. Struck by the clouds of cruel fate My crown of Summer bloom is sere Alone and sad, I watch and wait And wonder if the end is near. As conquered by the last cold air When Winter whistles in the wind Alone upon a branch that’s...
“Collecting well worn paperback editions is a noble pursuit. There is nothing so...”
– Sir Jeremiah Booker
“If expressing your opinions on others makes you a bitch, then I’d rather be a...”
– Samantha Trieu (via quote-book)
