April 2012
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The Horse, Explained | The Hairpin →
I was a pretty serious horse person for about 14 or 15 years, so of course, I really relate to this and think it might explain a whole lot of my personality.
takesamuscle:
Hal: Well, let’s say that since you were little, you always dreamed of getting a lion. And you wait, and you wait, and you wait, and you wait but the lion doesn’t come. And along comes a giraffe. You can be alone, or you can be with the giraffe.
Oliver: I’d wait for the lion.
Hal: That’s why I worry about you.
Beginners//2011
I’ve spent way too much time thinking about...
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“She struggled with her sadness, but tried to conceal it, to divide it into...”
– Great House, Nicole Krauss (via vertere)
I’ve been really, really down this week. So sad that I couldn’t bring myself to read anything, which never happens to me, and is a really deep and particular sort of sadness. I scoured my multiple bookshelves, the stacks next to my bed, and the...
“Strength without compassion is selfishness; devotion without self-awareness is...”
– The Promise of Mediation, Robert Baruch Bush & Joseph Folger
I’m going to be focusing on transformative mediation (and articles two and three of the Uniform Commercial Code) for the next month or so until I graduate, and I’m actually sort of excited about this. I’m ready to... 