quirky
I’m the first to admit I’m not for everyone. I’m more of an acquired taste.
Annabelle Gurwitch • You're Leaving When?: Adventures in Downward Mobility
In what ways are you weird?
Kat Vellos • We Should Get Together: The Secret to Cultivating Better Friendships
“If the whole world is in a rush and people are out of step with themselves, they fail to catch that quirky aura and that special quality of life that feeds our soul-searching frame of mind and that builds a coveted haven, giving recognition and self-reliance. ("The unbearable heaviness of being”)”
― Erik Pevernagie
― Erik Pevernagie
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kind of shocked at how much mental energy is freed up if we stop trying to be special and important
nihilism disrespecter • Tweet
There’s a certain nuance to my thinking, often unconventional, sometimes controversial. I don’t do this for attention or effect. It’s how I’m wired. Occasionally, I question whether it’s a bug or a feature.
“I’m not so weird to me,” I said.
Jay Rubin • The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle: A Novel (Vintage International)
idiosyncrasy