Elliott Silverstein
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Elliott Silverstein
Musique concrète
en.wikipedia.org“Musique concrète is a type of music composition that utilizes recorded sounds as raw material.”
When I viewed getting my life together as a way for trying to atone for the sin of falling apart, I stayed stuck in a shame-fueled cycle of performance, perfectionism, and failure.
KC Davis • How to Keep House While Drowning
The bad version of a scene nearly always contains the seeds of a better version.
Charlie Jane Anders • Never Say You Can't Survive: How to Get Through Hard Times by Making Up Stories
as a general rule a good scene is one where something changes. Or at least, something happens.
Charlie Jane Anders • Never Say You Can't Survive: How to Get Through Hard Times by Making Up Stories
You can’t make a person, a human being with a first kiss and a sense of humor and a favorite sandwich, and then expect her to dissolve back into scribbled notes and whiskeyed coffee when she no longer suits your purposes. I think I always knew she would come back to find me, someday.
Tana French • The Likeness
One of the most intelligent case studies in design is the Chinese tea cup. They’re made without handles simply because if it’s too hot to touch, it’s too hot to drink.
Humans naturally want to add more. Add a cardboard sleeve, add a warning on the outside of the cup, add a handle. The result of all these things never cools down the actual contents.
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