December 2011
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Hugh and I were writing and we would write everyday - Monday to Friday and we ‘d...
– Stephen Fry on Hugh Laurie (via fuckyeahstephenfry)
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All right then, what is the meaning of it all, of this… of this...
– My Name Is Red, Orhan Pamuk
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Before the art of illumination there was blackness and afterward there will also...
– My Name Is Red, Orhan Pamuk
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“My dear master, explain red to somebody who has never known red.”
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– My Name Is Red, Orhan Pamuk
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Where the road sloped upward beyond the trees, I sat and looked toward the...
– Norwegian Wood, Haruki Murakami
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Tell me something, Toru,” she said. “Do you love me?”...
– Norwegian Wood, Haruki Murakami
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In the midst of this overwhelming sunset, the image of Hatsumi flashed into my...
– Norwegian Wood, Haruki Murakami
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Typical family Christmas
My parents and I arrive at my aunt’s house an hour late
Within 10 minutes, my dad sets his jacket on fire
I scream while my uncle thrashes the jacket on the floor
After dinner, my uncle and I have an epic match of Connect 4
We all get drunk off my sangria
Drunken karaoke commences
The ten of us empty our wallets, sit on the floor, and start a game of go-stop
I make a grand total of...
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There was a tale he read once, long ago, as a small boy: the story of a traveler...
– American Gods, Neil Gaiman
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I believe that mankind’s destiny lies in the stars. I believe that candy...
– American Gods, Neil Gaiman
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There were too many nuns in it.
– Christopher Plummer, who played Captain von Trapp, on “The Sound of Music.” (via washingtonpoststyle)
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Hey,” said Shadow.
The bird turned, head tipped, suspiciously, on one...
– American Gods, Neil Gaiman
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popculturebrain:
Trailer: The Dark Knight Rises - July 20
Directed by Christopher Nolan, starring Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, and Michael Cain.
Bootlegs be gone, here is a good look at the feature trailer for Nolan’s third Batman epic. While it’s going to be difficult to follow up The Dark Knight, this trailer...
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Kim Jong Il is dead, and millions of North Koreans... →
I’m just so fed up with the endless stream of “DICTATOR DEAD! F YEAH AMERICA!” idiocy on facebook and tumblr. Meanwhile, my family is concerned about potential border conflicts, and I’m worrying about all my friends in the military. The death of a dictator is NOT the time to celebrate. People should be thinking about potential fallouts, geopolitical consequences, etc.
I...
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When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy.
– Rumi (via myquotelibrary)