January 2012
31 posts
John Steinbeck Letter about Love
In November of 1958, John Steinbeck — the renowned author of, most notably, The Grapes of Wrath, East of Eden, and Of Mice and Men — received a letter from his eldest son, Thom, who was attending boarding school. In it, the teenager spoke of Susan, a young girl with whom he believed he had fallen in love.
Steinbeck replied the same day. His beautiful letter of advice can be enjoyed below.
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“I have less time, less tolerance for bullshit, more interest in good taste, more...”
– Nick Hornsby (Songbook)
“It is a curious emotion, this certain homesickness I have in mind. With...”
– Carson McCullers (via psychotherapy)
SOUND MONEY: Hipsters are the prime representation... →
atomicsocialist:
Hipsters are the prime representation of late stage capitalism. Conspicuous consumption, perfectly informed about a million things that don’t matter, nostalgia for any era before the great decline of the empire, commercializing any symbols of revolutionary or symbolic resistance, turning art into…
“If you’re going to try, go all the way. Otherwise, don’t even start. This could...”
– Charles Bukowski (via thatkindofwoman)
summerelephants:
“This is very important — to take leisure time. Pace is the essence. Without stopping entirely and doing nothing at all for great periods, you’re gonna lose everything…just to do nothing at all, very, very important. And how many people do this in modern society? Very few. That’s why they’re all totally mad, frustrated, angry and hateful.”
- Charles Bukowski
December 2011
49 posts
“Love is the purpose of my life.”
– Heart chakra affirmation (via serpentpriest)
“I believe that everyone else my age is an adult whereas I am merely in disguise.”
– Margaret Atwood (via anevacuation)
to a Fault. this i do believe.
