June 2009
“At age 20, we worry about what others think of us.
At 40, we don’t care what...”
– Jock Falkson (via littlemiss) (via inspiri)
“When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals,...”
– Confucius (via kari-shma)
“Gretchen, I’m sorry I laughed at you that time you got diarrhea at Barnes and...”
– Karen Smith (via aceofcups) (via potatopig911) (via listentothewise)
“All children, except one, grow up. They soon know that they will grow up, and...”
– Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie (via pocahaunted) (via mypeterpancomplex) (via lenihasablog) (via ambivalence) (via pinkeezy) (via libraryland) (via booktumbling) (via ballroompink)
“People always think that the most painful thing is losing the one you love in...”
– unknown? (via saynicole)
Words That Don't Exist in the English Language
solitary:
longlivethequeen:
tobia:
figuremeout:lilabakar:upsider:
Gheegle: (Filipino) The urge to pinch or squeeze something that is unbearably cute.
Culacino: (Italian) The mark left on a table by a cold glass.
Sgriob: (Gaelic) The itchiness that overcomes the upper lip just before taking a sip of whisky
L’esprit de escalier: (French) The feeling you get after leaving a conversation,...
“The worst lies are the lies we tell ourselves. We live in denial of what we do,...”
– Richard Bach (via kari-shma) (via quote-book)
“The hardest mile I’ve ever walked was the one away from you.”
– (via quotewhore) (via saynicole)
“Love comes when manipulation stops; when you think more about the other person...”
– Dr. Joyce Brothers, family psychologist, author, and advice columnist.
“A child now entering first grade has never known a world without the Web; I want...”
– Mark Pesce
(As someone who was 11 before the internet really struck a cord with me, but who has a 6 year old sister who’s very tecnology literate I can really appricate whats being said here. I cannot imagine a world without the internet, and it’s only really been there less than half of...
“To have memories of those you have loved and lost is perhaps harder than to have...”
– Van Helsing (via julie911)
“The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering...”
– Rita Mae Brown (via julie911)
“Everybody asks, ‘Why me? What did I do to deserve this?’ The thing is, that’s...”
– Jenna (via julie911)
“The truth will set you free, but first it’s going to piss you off.”
– (via obsessive) (via cecezilluhhh) (via electricalgloom)
“Don’t be dismayed at good-byes. A farewell is necessary before you can...”
– Richard Bach
