December 2011
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shipwrecked souls & broken bones: perfection is... →
where-firefliesgo:
The short story concentrates on its grain of sand, in the fierce belief that there — right there, in the palm of its hand — lies the universe. It seeks to know that grain of sand the way a lover seeks to know the face of the beloved. It looks for the moment when the grain of sand reveals its…
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“Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. It enriches the...”
– C.S. Lewis (via quote-book)
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What Can Dolphins Tell Us About The Evolution of... →
oldowan:
Scientists thought they had a pretty good handle on the social interactions of bottlenose dophins (Tursiops). They’ve used the term fission-fusion dynamics to describe dolphin (and non-human primate) society and so far it has served researchers well. Fission-fusionsocieties among dolphins are characterized by two levels of social hierarchy: groups of two or three related males...
“Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get...”
– Robert A. Heinlein (via wordpainting)
“What better occupation, really, than to spend the evening at the fireside with a...”
– Gustave Flaubert (via whiskey river)
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“I wanted movement and not a calm course of existence. I wanted excitement and...”
– Leo Tolstoy, Family Happiness (via imfantasyparade)
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Life may be sad, but it's always beautiful:... →
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome Unlike the namesake of this disorder, sufferers of Alice in Wonderland Syndrome perceive their body parts and other objects in altered sizes. AIWS is commonly associated with migraines, brain tumors, use of psychoactive drugs, and signs of epilepsy and mononucleosis. This is also called Todd’s Syndrome.
Rapunzel Syndrome This syndrome is named after the fairy...
“You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.”
– Ray Bradbury (via amoralfictionalism)
“It’s hard to tell the difference between sea and sky, between voyager and sea....”
– Haruki Murakami (Kafka on the Shore)
“It never occurred to me that our lives, until then so closely interwoven, could...”
– Kazuo Ishiguro (via irridere)
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“(How frail the human heart must be-
a throbbing pulse, a trembling thing-
a...”
– Sylvia Plath, from “I thought that I could not be hurt” (via growing-orbits) (via huong1952) (via lajoiedespetiteschoses)
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“You breathe
When your heart is broken you plant seeds in the cracks
And you...”
– Andrea Gibson (via irrelevantttt)
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“somewhere i have never travelled,gladly beyond
any experience,your eyes have...”
– e. e. cummings (via loveyourchaos)
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We don't have to talk everyday.
cdeeezy:
I love those type of friendships that don’t require a lot of effort. We may not see each other as much as we want to or talk as much as we used to, but it doesn’t change the fact that we’re friends no matter what. They can do their own thing and I can do my own thing. What’s important is that whenever we do see each other again, we can pick up right from where we left off without making...
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“I will remember your small room, the feel of you, the light in the window, your...”
– Charles Bukowski (via woodlace)
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