Marty Bell
@martybell
Marty Bell
@martybell
Kurt Vonnegut, talking about when he tells his wife he’s going out to buy an envelope:
“Oh, she says well, you’re not a poor man. You know, why don’t you go online and buy a hundred envelopes and put them in the closet? And so I pretend not to hear her. And go out to get an envelope because I’m going to have a hell of a good time in the process of
... See more“How we perceive our world is determined by the distinctions we make. Instead of separating work from life, it would make more sense to distinguish relaxing from stressful, pleasant from unpleasant, encouraging from discouraging, and healing from destructive. This would radically alter our perspective. These are the things we should achieve balance
... See moreIntroduced to a party of people who ignore their own chauffeur, he protests: “I have not met this gentleman
“The secret of life is to waste time in ways that you like.“
‘There is a meaning to life that can be peripherally sensed by being astounded or astounding others. And it may be fully glimpsed by astounding yourself.’