“You read something which you thought only happened to you, and you discover that it happened 100 years ago to Dostoyevsky. This is a very great liberation for the suffering, struggling person, who always thinks that he is alone. This is why art is important. Art would not be important if life were not important, and life is important.”
— James Baldwin, Conversations with James Baldwin
Ada Limón, “To Be Made Whole”, On Being with Krista Tippett
Kalbim....
Moon interlude. By astrofalls.
Dün ben ağlarken söylediklerin derinden yüreğime dokundu. Evet, bu dünyadan ve bu senden asla vazgeçmiycem.*
I think I’m crossing over…
Sometimes we can't explain what we see in a person. It's just the way the person makes you feel and no one else can.
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Beni mutlu eden güzel çiçekler 🌷 🌺 🌹 🌼💐
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I have always felt that a human being could only be saved by another human being. I am aware that we do not save each other very often. But I am also aware that we save each other some of the time.
James Baldwin, born 100 years ago today, on how to live through your darkest hour.
“Seni tanımadan önce ağaçların çiçek açtığı ve yaprak döktüğü mevsimleri hep kaçırırdım derdi. Resim yapmayı sevdiğim halde denizin mavisini bilmezdim, yaprağın yeşilinin her mevsimde değiştiğine dikkat etmemiştim...”
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