October 2011
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Worship
I don’t know about you,
but I practice a disorganized religion. I belong to an unholy disorder. We call ourselves, “Our Lady of Perpetual Astonishment.” You may have seen us praying for love on sidewalks outside the better eating establishments in all kinds of weather. Blow us a kiss upon arriving or departing, and we will climax simultaneously. It can be quite a scene, especially if it is...
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“Liberty is the most precious possession of all mankind. Food and water are...”
– Victor Hugo
Here, the French novelist and author of Les Misérables (1862) eloquently expresses what we’d today call the deontological libertarian argument: freedom for freedom’s sake.
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Ten Points on Plotting
writingadvice: By Crawford Kilian
1. Nothing should happen at random. Every element in a story should have significance, whether for verisimilitude, symbolism, or the intended climax. Names, places, actions and events should all be purposeful. To test the significance of an element, ask: Why this place and not another? Why this name and not another? Why this action, this speech, and not others—or...
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“I like too many things and get all confused and hung-up running from one falling...”
– Jack Kerouac (via not-badforagirl)
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“If I had a flower for every time I thought of you…
I could walk through my...”
– Alfred Lord Tennyson (via letsgobananas)
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“We should meet in another life, we should meet in air,
Me and you.”
– Sylvia Plath (via horrifiquement)
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