Molly Simpson
@spagmol
thinker, feeler, third-wheeler
collecting dots here, connecting them there ↓
Molly Simpson
@spagmol
thinker, feeler, third-wheeler
collecting dots here, connecting them there ↓
I used to believe that you should love someone for who they are. I still believe that, but with the caveat that I think that you should also love how they handle things. Is the distinction meaningful? Maybe it’s obvious—as a matchmaker, a lot of people certainly tell me they want to date someone whose judgment they respect. Of course, someone’s
... See moreWell, and threading some of these pieces together here, I mean, in talking about how there isn't a playbook for artists, right? I love how in some ways in this conversation, what you're pointing towards is like, what does nature have to say? Like, what is nature's playbook for creating? Right?
And that's the fallow period. And something, you know,
... See moreBut this silly desire to be an exceptional young writer wasn’t egoistic craving. It was a biological obligation. He couldn’t help it. He couldn’t turn it off. Even when he tried not to write, he was writing. He imagined paragraphs in his head, imagined whole novels, composed of sentences that weren’t even made up of words, just the essence of
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