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"He was a man, take him for all in all, I shall not look upon his like again." Hamlet

I have perceiv'd that to be with those I like is enough, To stop in company with the rest at evening is enough, To be surrounded by beautiful, curious

Over my head, I see the bronze butterfly,Asleep on the black trunk,Blowing like a leaf in green shadow.Down the ravine behind Duffy’s empty house,1The

“Do you take pride in your hurt?” Samuel asked. “Does it make you seem large and tragic?”“I don’t know.”“Well, think about it. Maybe you’re playing a

Tomorrow was a good day

"If you want to create an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe."

“How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live.” ― Henry David Thoreau

“Do you take pride in your hurt?” Samuel asked. “Does it make you seem large and tragic?”“I don’t know.”“Well, think about it. Maybe you’re playing a

“When a man can’t find a deep sense of meaning, they distract themselves with pleasure.” — Viktor Frankl

“As is the gardener, such is the garden.”—Francis Bacon

Why should we feel anger at the world? As if the world would notice

The top 20% of counties by Trump margin had a TFR of 1.76 (above the national average of 1.63 in 2024). The top 20% of counties by Harris margin had a

our differences make us stronger.But a massive new study, based on detailed interviews of nearly 30,000 people across America, has concluded just the

“When a man can’t find a deep sense of meaning, they distract themselves with pleasure.” — Viktor Frankl

The top 20% of counties by Trump margin had a TFR of 1.76 (above the national average of 1.63 in 2024). The top 20% of counties by Harris margin had a

“From around the age of six, I had the habit of sketching from life. I became an artist, and from fifty on began producing works that won some reputat

Public goods are useless without public order

Bridegroom, dear to my heart, Goodly is you beauty, honeysweet, You have captivated me, let me stand tremblingly before you. Bridegroom, I would be ta

“Nothing can bring you peace but the triumph of principles” Ralph Waldo Emerson

I cannot bend the happenings of the world to my will: I am completely powerless. I can only make myself independent of the world – and so in a certain

"I was waiting for something extraordinary to happen, but as the years wasted on, nothing ever did unless I caused it.” —Charles Bukowski

Inclement (weather) Diametrically (opposed) Extenuating (circumstances) Hermetically (sealed) Pyrrhic (victory) Bode (well/ill) Desiccated (coconut) A

I have never thought so much, existed so much, lived so much, been so much myself, if I may venture to use the phrase, as in the journeys which I have

Obsessions: Films: The Prestige Limitless True Detective Black Swan Jiro dreams of sushi Kill Bill I + II Foxcatcher Oppenheimer The Aviator Steve Job

“From around the age of six, I had the habit of sketching from life. I became an artist, and from fifty on began producing works that won some reputat

Loss Aversion explains why threats typically take precedence over opportunities when it comes to Motivation. The threat of loss used to require immedi

As Kierkegaard said, “To venture causes anxiety; not to venture is to lose oneself.” I periodically take time to step back and reflect on my life, and