November 2011
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“We had loved people we really shouldn’t have loved and then married other people...”
– Miranda July, “No One Belongs Here More Than You” (via gypsycabs)
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“I want to say a huge thank you to everyone who has embraced ‘50 Words For...”
– it is our pleasure. always, always.
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“It’s the very naive producer who works only on optimum systems.”
– Brian Eno
the same could be said for photographers
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“Be present in all things and thankful for all things.”
– Maya Angelou (via proustitute)
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“The ability to adapt to new realities is what distinguishes those who grow...”
– Andrew G. Williams (via quote-book)
cities:
INTERVIEWER You once said that it is your dream to make the world a better place…is it beauty you are looking for?
STARK No, not for beauty. We have to replace beauty, which is a cultural concept, with goodness, which is a humanist concept.
INTERVIEWER The beauty of intelligence?
STARK Yes. Of intelligence. The elegance of intelligence and the beauty of happiness.
“Do you know what I need? To escape into the mountains, surrounded by tall trees,...”
– Les Discrets - L’ Échappée (via foucaultscat)
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Watchblankpaperplanes:
Nobody does Miranda July quite like Miranda July.
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“The best part about the London shop is that they sell Mariage Freres teas, which...”
– Yelp Review of Coco De Mer, my favourite sex, lingerie… and tea… shop in London.
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“If a writer is so cautious that he never writes anything that cannot be...”
– Thomas Merton, New Seeds of Contemplation (via whiskey river)
applies to many other things besides writing, too.
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“I don’t do anything to look younger; this is one battle that you will lose...”
– Isabella Rossellini
“I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more...”
– Mother Teresa (via missfolly)
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“To me, Kate Bush will always represent the age of exploring your sexuality, when...”
– Björk (via katebushonline)
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“Sometimes, loving your body is not an option. Sometimes, the best we can do is...”
– Lesley Kinzel for XOJane, (How Do I Stop Hating my Body?, pt 1)
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“Log Lady: I carry a log — yes. Is it funny to you? It is not to me. Behind all...”
– Twin Peaks (via kristiness)
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“That started at the Fairlight. We got these big chords of strings, and put this...”
– Kate Bush on writing The Fog
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“Human beings are always moving between what they were, and what they want to be;...”
– Brian Eno
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“Compassion doesn’t mean feeling sorry for people. It doesn’t mean pity. It means...”
– Karen Armstrong is giving a Secular Sermon on Compassion at The School of Life on Nov. 21st
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The Quietus talks to Miranda July
The Quietus: It’s also interesting the role the internet plays. That was in your first film, as well. These characters seem so insular, in some way. They have their Macs and their internet connection, but they can’t think of anything to look up when it’s about to be turned off. What is your feeling about the role the internet plays in people’s lives… and perhaps...
