alex
@alexwastaken
curious librarian
alex
“You pile up associations the way you pile up bricks. Memory itself is a form of architecture.”
A quote from Louise Bourgeois
Brazilian Handcrafted Objects and Furniture
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Contextual, but not arbitrary
Relative, but not subjective
Objective, but not universal
Emmett Shearx.comyou basically only want to read interviews with people way before they became important, or when they know they’re incredibly close to death.
people still in the middle of things can never be honest, they always will always tell you pleasant little fictions
Will Manidisx.comCore Studio Public Lecture: Virgil Abloh, “Insert Complicated Title Here”
youtube.comSometimes you want to say things, and you’re missing an idea to make them with, and missing a word to make the idea with. In the beginning was the word. That’s how somebody tried to explain it once. Until something is named, it doesn’t exist.
“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.”
― Albert Einstein
Zadie Smith (from “Changing My Mind”):
“The very reason I write is so that I might not sleepwalk through my entire life. Writing wakes me up. It forces me to see more sharply, speak more honestly, and confront the world with eyes wide open.”
