January 2011
“This living hand, now warm and capable
Of earnest grasping, would, if it were...”
– John Keats, “This Living Hand” (via proustitute)
“I think life would suddenly seem wonderful to us if we were threatened to die....”
– Marcel Proust (via proustitute)
theatlantic:
In a stunning turn of events, one pitched battle in [Alexandria] ended with protesters and police shaking hands and sharing water bottles on the same street corner where minutes before they were exchanging hails of stones and tear-gas canisters were arcing through the sky. Thousands stood on the six-lane coastal road then sank to their knees and prayed.
—
David Kirkpatrick and...
Mother Jones: What's Happening in Egypt, Explained... →
theatlantic:
This is an incredibly useful guide. Give it a read.
“Rather the flight of the bird passing and leaving no trace
Than creatures...”
– Fernando Pessoa
[With warm thanks to Billyjane who sent this beautiful poem to me.] (via liquidnight)
“I know the voices dying with a dying fall”
– @TSElibot
“The trouble is,
you think you have time.”
– Gautama Buddha (Thank you, couleurs & redcolobus)
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