December 2011
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Though we knew this day would come, still it took us by surprise.
In this town...
– Arcade Fire, Half Light II (No Celebration)
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Life itself is a journey after all, and what matters most is not what you are...
– The Secret Letters of The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by Robin Sharma
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It bothers me that no one has the patience to deal with someone who is just sad.
– Emily Haines
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I like flaws and feel more comfortable around people who have them. I myself am...
– Augusten Burroughs (via light-essence)
007 - Today’s my sister’s birthday. I don’t think she really knows it, but she’s one of the few I’m most fond and proud of.
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Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go.
– Hermann Hesse
Fucking headache, will you please give me a break?
It says it all →
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But the cinephile is… a neurotic (that’s not a pejorative term)! The Brontë...
– François Truffaut (via girlinlondon)
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There ain’t no fucking justice in this world.
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We are not nouns, we are verbs. I am not a thing – an actor, a writer – I am a...
– Stephen Fry
Something about now
I wanted to be able to speed up the next couple of years. After going through TCF and CAE, I want to be a CPE and DALF holder. And graduated. I want to teach. I want to feel reciprocity in relationships. I want to have reasons to be proud of myself. I want to spend time with what I’m into. I want to feel anything is possible, I want to know I can. I don’t want to feel used, I want to...
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I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.
– Albert Einstein
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It’s hard to acknowledge that most of your experience comes from failure…
My soul is impatient with itself, as with a bothersome child; its restlessness...
– Fernando Pessoa
Burning the candle at both ends…
Jonny Greenwood returning to score The Master →
Awesome writing →
Only for those who happen to have the perk of reading in Portuguese. Personal favorite of mine this very one here.
006 - I see myself through different periods of my life in many of the students I teach. It’s a cathartic experience. I often wonder how they will turn out to be years from now.
Bear fruit and give life as you blow, with your hands out of your pockets. From...
– Sigur Rós
That awkward moment when you’re brushing your teeth, spit and see lots of blood flowing down your sink. It’s just happened to me. Somewhat creepy, I’d say.
005 - When I feel or notice somebody’s avoiding me, I’ll quite possibly get down in the dumps.
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Feeling like Larry from A Serious Man (2009)