“I’m Not Fascinated By People Who Smile All The Time. What I Find Interesting Is The Way People Look

“Do you know how much thinking and feeling I’ve done? It’s terrible. And nothing’s come of it.”

— Andrei Platonov, Happy Moscow.

“Me and you, we got more yesterday than anybody. We need some kind of tomorrow.”

— Toni Morrison, Beloved

“A non-writing writer is a monster courting insanity.”

— Franz Kafka

“I learned the hard way that I cannot always count on others to respect my feelings - even if I respect theirs. Being a good person doesn’t guarantee that others will be good people. You only have control over yourself and how you choose to be as a person. As for others, you can only choose to accept them or walk away.”

— Unknown

“I’m scared to see you with someone else.”

— Unknown

When Morticia Addams said, "Life’s not all lovely thorns and singing vultures, you know," and, "Hearts are wild creatures, that’s why our ribs are cages."

my blog truly reflects my life.. inconsistent.. disorganised… annoying

Franz Wright, from God's Silence; "East Boston, 1996"

[Text ID: The long silences need to be loved, perhaps / more than the words / which arrive / to describe them / in time.]

“The most I can do for my friend is simply be his friend.”

— Henry David Thoureau