Wed Aug 12
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“ Murder your darlings. ”
Arthur Quiller-Couch, On the Art of Writing
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nu•mi•nous
[noo-muh-nuhs]
— adjective
1. Filled with or characterized by a sense of a supernatural presence.
2. Spiritually elevated; sublime.
3. Surpassing comprehension or understanding; mysterious.
4. Arousing one’s elevated feelings of duty, honor, loyalty, etc.
2. Spiritually elevated; sublime.
3. Surpassing comprehension or understanding; mysterious.
4. Arousing one’s elevated feelings of duty, honor, loyalty, etc.
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Yukio Mishima
Fri Aug 7
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“ Will be home in three days. Don’t wash. ”
Napoleon, to Josephine
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Sugarcube – Yo La Tengo
Tue Jul 21
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“ A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less you know. ”
Diane Arbus
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The Way You Do The Things You Do – The Temptations
Sun Jul 12
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“ I hope you got my telegram and understood it. ”
James Joyce to Nora Barnacle
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“ Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash. ”
Leonard Cohen
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Chains, Chains, Chains – Elvis Perkins in Dearland
Thu Jul 9
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“ Real futurists have children. ”
Bruce Sterling
Tue Jul 7
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ca•su•ist•ry
[kazh-oo-uh-stree]
— noun
1. Specious or excessively subtle reasoning intended to rationalize or mislead.
2. The determination of right and wrong in questions of conduct or conscience by analyzing cases that illustrate general ethical rules.
2. The determination of right and wrong in questions of conduct or conscience by analyzing cases that illustrate general ethical rules.
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“ To have doubted one’s own first principles is the mark of a civilized man. ”
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Sat Jul 4
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Havenhurst Prophet Posse – Jib Kidder
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“ A person gets from a symbol the meaning he puts into it. ”
Robert H. Jackson