Yom
I am the boy That can enjoy Invisibility. Phantasmal mirth, folded away: muskperfumed.
from Ulysses by James Joyce
I simply await the day that they drag me to some air-conditioned dungeon and leave me there beneath the fluorescent lights and soundproofed ceiling to pay the price for scorning all that they hold dear within their little latex hearts.
from A Confederacy of Dunces by Walker Percy
- “Great work happens by focusing consistently on something you're genuinely interested in.”
from Tweet by Reads with Ravi
A lot of what we do is designed to annoy people to the point where they might just for a second question enough of their environment to do something about it. As long as they don’t feel their environment, they don’t worry about it, they’re not going to do anything to change it. And something’s got to be done before America scarfs up the world and s
... See morefrom Electric Don Quixote: The Definitive Story Of Frank Zappa: The Story of Frank Zappa by Neil Slaven
“Going to the verge of war without actually getting into war is the necessary art,”
from Skunk Works: A Personal Memoir of My Years of Lockheed by Leo Janos
watAnxiety is a sign that you haven’t fully made sense of something in the past. Because the only way that the future can feel threatening is if you’re afraid that something you know you can’t handle is going to happen again. Memories that haven’t been fully processed will linger: https://x.com/SchrodingrsBrat/status/1685262615231021057
People are so used to others being indirect and phony that clear direct communication appears aggressive.
“I came of age at a magical time,” he reflected later. “Our consciousness was raised by Zen, and also by LSD.” Even later in life he would credit psychedelic drugs for making him more enlightened. “Taking LSD was a profound experience, one of the most important things in my life. LSD shows you that there’s another side to the coin, and you can’t re
... See morefrom Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Hmmm I thought drugs were bad. Here's Tom with the Weather....