April 2011
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“That’s the thing about girls. Every time they do something pretty, even if...”
– From “The Catcher in the Rye” by JD Salinger (via gustavosanchezc)
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5 Alternatives to Getting an MFA →
I’m really enjoying the relevancy of these. Especially the part:
In the London Review of Books, Elif Batuman complains of the “oversophistication combined with an air of autodidacticism” present in the writing of MFA grads which creates “the impression of some hyperliterate author who has been tragically and systematically deprived of access to the masterpieces of Western literature, or...
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“If at large gatherings or parties, or around people with whom you feel distant,...”
– Nicole Krauss. The History of Love
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“No matter what they wish for, no matter how far they go, people can never be...”
– Haruki Murakami. Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman
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Love in Bookstores →
Browsing customers often circle each other like timid sharks, the piles of books in their hands their only weapons. Heidegger implies late-night conversations over coffee and cigarettes; Rumi, a bathtub surrounded by candles. Ayn Rand indicates a need for a wide berth; Sarah Vowell means mornings spent listening to NPR while baking gluten-free cupcakes.
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“It always fascinated me how people go from loving you madly to nothing at all,...”
– Marion from 2 Days in Paris 