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“What is talkativeness? It is the result of doing away with the vital distinction between talking and keeping silent. Only some one who knows how to remain essentially silent can really talk--and act essentially. Silence is the essence of inwardness, of the inner life. Mere gossip anticipates real talk, and to express what is still in thought
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It isn’t so much that geniuses make it look easy; it’s that they make it look fast.
Sarah Manguso • 300 Arguments
“everything I touch turns into me"
Devine Lu Linvega
Three things:
- Everything, if done long enough and deeply enough, is sometimes tedious.
- I’m pretty sure the key to long-term happiness lies in having fun even when something is tedious and difficult.
- If you find something fun even when it’s objectively hard, keep going.
Ava • Everything’s Okay if You’re Still Having Fun
Do you understand his temperament as an act of denial or an act of acceptance?
What an interesting question. I’ve never been asked that before. I suppose I understand his temperament mostly as a great gift.
I’m not trying to deny my father the credit he deserves. I know my father made a great many decisions about the kind of life he wanted to live... See more
What an interesting question. I’ve never been asked that before. I suppose I understand his temperament mostly as a great gift.
I’m not trying to deny my father the credit he deserves. I know my father made a great many decisions about the kind of life he wanted to live... See more
Opinion | Our Lives Are an Endless Series of ‘And’
"clarity comes when rest remembers its dreams."
never trust a thought you have indoors