December 2011
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“I just do art because I’m ugly and there’s nothing else for me to do.”
—Andy Warhol
“
Each time we don’t say
what we want to say
we’re dying.
Make a list of how many times
you died this week.
Dying is a necessary act
for living.
Just like inhaling is necessary
in order to exhale.
“Most people are not looking for provable truths. As you said, truth is often accompanied by intense pain, and almost no one is looking for painful truths. What people need is beautiful, comforting stories that make them feel as if their lives have some meaning.”
—Haruki Murakami - 1Q84
“(…) heroin’s got a great fucking personality.”
—Sick Boy, Trainspotting
“I was going to cry. I didn’t know why I was going to cry, but I knew that if anybody spoke to me or looked at me too closely the tears would fly out of my eyes and the sobs would fly out of my throat and I’d cry for a week. I could feel the tears brimming and sloshing in me like water in a glass that is unsteady and too full.”
—Sylvia Plath
I am an infant/I worship him
Micheal Gira
Michael Gira wants to tell you a bedtime story.
Michael Gira: I’m an Infant/I Worship Him
Running time: 23 minutes. Recorded in his kitchen in 1984. NOT EASY LISTENING.
