One of my purposes on this earth is to be a lover & the beloved. Love is on my spiritual curriculum. This is not an aesthetic.
You’re right—
Holiness is in the hands even if it’s always the head
that gets haloed.— C.T. Salazar, “Self Portrait as Headless John the Baptist Hitchhiking,” published in Bad Pony Mag
being cosmically “insignificant” doesnt even matter like its not important……… like literally lets enjoy a strawberry
i’m going to give raccoons the gift of fire and then teach them ceramics and they will make little bowls with their little hands
“[…] We must have the stubbornness to accept our gladness in the ruthless furnace of this world.”— Jack Gilbert, from “A Brief For The Defense,” in Refusing Heaven: Poems
why be happy when you could be normal?, jeanette winterson // later: my life at the edge of the world, paul lisicky // untitled, abigail disney // the icarus girl, helen oyeyemi // in which i prefer to blast frank while the door is closed, hazem fahmy // indian killer, sherman alexie // the invention of solitude, paul auster // vesuvius, amber sparks // i threw an effigy-burning bonfire for my female rage, ash sanders // the brief wondrous life of oscar wao, junot díaz.
ليس بالضرورة أن تكون الأشياء العميقة معقّدة، وليس بالضرورة أن تكون الأشياء البسيطة ساذجة.. إن الانحياز الفنّي الحقيقي هو: كيف يستطيع الإنسان أن يقول الشيء العميق ببساطة..
غسان كنفاني
