July 2011
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After I’ve written something, I read it out loud. It has to sound good to my...
– Jacqueline Woodson (via writingadvice)
A good plan, violently executed now, is better than a perfect plan next week.
– George S. Patton (via theinfocon)
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Day 100 of 100 Poems/100 Days
Oedipus
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In a Cadillac called Oedipus, I sit in the backseat, behind my driver, I can’t see his eyes, but he can see mine.
The warm interior covered in sycamore wood and horse-hide leather.
I look in my lap, at a box of bones, of my mother and father’s, and it’s then that I remember, where I’ve always been going, back to Alexandria, to where they kissed under a ficus tree, to bury them...
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Laugh at yourself, but don’t ever aim your doubt at yourself. Be bold....
– Alan Alda
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Why You Shouldn’t Give Too Much Weight to... →
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Mass grave with 222 bodies found in Iraq - Yahoo!... →
research for later
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Similarities in Malick's Films, Part I →
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You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your...
– Alan Alda
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Can you imagine an architect saying, “You know what? I’ve seen enough buildings....
– Why You Should Read | grub street daily
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Your efforts to psychologically “normalize” the surprises you face...
– How To Navigate The ‘Unexpected’ And Keep Your Cool : Managing :: American Express OPEN Forum
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Guide to Literary Agents - 9 Things I Learned from... →
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Celebrity has become Soma (an escapist drug) for the American people.
– Cut Celebrities from Your Mental Diet | Exile Lifestyle
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We need to remember the value of nothing. It’s like breathing: you can’t inhale...
– ‘An Accidental, Experimental Masterpiece’ - NYTimes.com
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