Sublime
An inspiration engine for ideas
Inelegantly and without my consent, time passed.
Miranda July • No One Belongs Here More Than You
Rather, I was overwhelmed, which might be the default state of consumers in Filterworld: surrounded by superabundant content, but inspired by none of it.
Kyle Chayka • Filterworld
feelings and states that are outside your normal identity. You feel “stoned,” “euphoric” or “tranced out.”
Amy Mindell, Arnold Mindell • Riding the Horse Backwards
The breath of heaven that sustained me was withdrawn and I sunk into MERE MAN. I leaped from the floor: I dashed my head against the wall: I uttered screams of horror:
Charles Brockden Brown • Wieland: or, the Transformation, an American Tale

I wondered if the motto for our era should be: I tried to live, but I got distracted.
Johann Hari • Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention--and How to Think Deeply Again
It was that hour of dusk when the streetlights and headlights come on but make little difference.
Tom Wolfe • The Bonfire of the Vanities: A Novel
Tudo confunde, nada lembra lugar algum. O céu é mais baixo e luminoso, e as pessoas sumiram da cidade.
Milton Hatoum • A noite da espera (O lugar mais sombrio Livro 1) (Portuguese Edition)
The appearance of calm demanded an endless campaign of violent intervention.