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07/07/2024

"Don't bend; don't water it down; don't try to make it logical; don't edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly."

Franz Kafka

06/07/2024

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04/07/2024

Ernest Hemingway’s 7 Tips for Writing:⁣⁣⁣
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1: To get started, write one true sentence.⁣⁣⁣⁣
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“Sometimes when I was starting a new story and I could not get it going, I would sit in front of the fire and squeeze the peel of the little oranges into the edge of the flame and watch the sputter of blue that they made. I would stand and look out over the roofs of Paris and think, ‘Do not worry. You have always written before and you will write now.’”⁣⁣⁣⁣
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2: Always stop for the day while you still know what will happen next.⁣⁣⁣⁣
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“The best way is always to stop when you are going good and when you know what will happen next. If you do that every day when you are writing a novel you will never be stuck.”⁣⁣⁣⁣
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3: Never think about the story when you’re not working.⁣⁣⁣⁣
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“I had learned already never to empty the well of my writing, but always to stop when there was still something there in the deep part of the well, and let it refill at night from the springs that fed it.”⁣⁣⁣⁣
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4: When it’s time to work again, always start by reading what you’ve written so far.⁣⁣⁣⁣
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“When it gets so long that you can’t do this every day read back two or three chapters each day; then each week read it all from the start.”⁣⁣⁣⁣
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5: Don’t describe an emotion—make it.⁣⁣⁣⁣
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“In writing for a newspaper you told what happened and, with one trick and another, you communicated the emotion aided by the element of timeliness which gives a certain emotion to any account of something that has happened on that day; but the real thing, the sequence of motion and fact which made the emotion and which would be as valid in a year or in ten years or, with luck and if you stated it purely enough, always, was beyond me...”⁣⁣
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6: Use a pencil. ⁣⁣⁣⁣
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“If you write with a pencil you get three different sights at it to see if the reader is getting what you want him to. First when you read it over; then when it is typed you get another chance to improve it, and again in the proof.”⁣⁣⁣⁣
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7: Be Brief.⁣⁣⁣⁣
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“It wasn’t by accident that the Gettysburg address was so short. The laws of prose writing are as immutable as those of flight, of mathematics, of physics.”

03/07/2024

Never say: “It won't happen to me. I would never do that", because life can be unpredictable and no one is immune to certain things. Everything happens, even what you never imagined... Robin Williams

02/07/2024

Greed has poisoned men's souls,
has barricaded the world with hate,
has goose-stepped us into misery
and bloodshed.
We have developed speed,
but we have shut ourselves in.
Machinery that gives abundance
has left us in want.
Our knowledge has made us cynical;
our cleverness, hard and unkind.
We think too much and feel too little.
More than machinery,
we need humanity.
More than cleverness,
we need kindness and gentleness.
Without these qualities,
life will be violent and all will be lost.

~ Charlie Chaplin

01/07/2024

“In the end soulmates always end up together, regardless of the routes taken in opposite directions.
Once a soul connection is made, the heart has a hard time replacing or letting go.
And the universe always guides a cosmic story, fighting endlessly to help re align those you're supposed to walk alongside.”
― Nikki rowe

01/07/2024

"If you lose money, you lose little."
If you lose honor, you lose a lot.
If you lose your heart, you lose everything."

Vincent Van Gogh

30/06/2024

In 1839, Robert Cornelius sat for 15 minutes in front of a hand-built camera made of opera glass and sheets of copper. His picture became the first “selfie” ever taken.

30/06/2024

If Tomorrow Starts Without Me (Saddest Poem Ever)

When tomorrow starts without me,
And I'm not there to see,
If the sun should rise and find your eyes
all filled with tears for me,

I wish so much you wouldn't cry
The way you did today,
While thinking of the many things,
We didn't get to say.

I know how much you love me,
As much as I love you,
and each time that you think of me,
I know you'll miss me too.

But when tomorrow starts without me,
Please try to understand,
That an angel came and called my name,
And took me by the hand,
and said my place was ready,
In heaven far above,
And that I'd have to leave behind
All those I dearly love.

But as I turned to walk away,
A tear fell from my eye
For all my life, I'd always thought,
I didn't want to die.

I had so much to live for,
So much left yet to do,
It seemed almost impossible,
That I was leaving you.

I thought of all the yesterdays
The good ones and the bad,
I thought of all the love we shared,
and all the fun we had

If I could re-live yesterday
Just even for a while,
I'd say good-bye and kiss you
And maybe see you smile.

But then I fully realized,
That this could never be,
For emptiness and memories,
would take the place of me.

And when I thought of worldly things,
I might miss come tomorrow,
I thought of you, and when I did,
My heart was filled with sorrow.

But when I walked through heaven's gates,
I felt so much at home
When God looked down and smiled at me,
From His great golden throne.

He said, "This is eternity,
And all I've promised you."
Today your life on earth is past,
But here life starts anew

I promise no tomorrow,
But today will always last,
And since each day's the same way
There's no longing for the past.

You have been so faithful,
So trusting and so true.
Though there were times
You did some things
You knew you shouldn't do.

But you have been forgiven
And now at last you're free.
So won't you come and take my hand
And share my life with me?

So when tomorrow starts without me,
Don't think we're far apart,
For every time you think of me,
I'm right here, in your heart.

Author believed to be
~ David Romano

29/06/2024

“Ordinarily, I go to the woods alone, with not a single
friend, for they are all smilers and talkers and therefore
unsuitable.

I don’t really want to be witnessed talking to the catbirds
or hugging the old black oak tree. I have my way of
praying, as you no doubt have yours.

Besides, when I am alone I can become invisible. I can sit
on the top of a dune as motionless as an uprise of weeds,
until the foxes run by unconcerned. I can hear the almost
unhearable sound of the roses singing.

If you have ever gone to the woods with me, I must love
you very much.”

~Mary Oliver, “How I Go Into the Woods”

29/06/2024

28/06/2024

People will not remember you much after your death. After a few days, you will be forgotten, as if you were never born and never existed. Your mention will occasionally come up by chance, but with the arrival of new generations, you will be completely erased.
At that time, people will not remember who you were, nor will they remember the principles you always held. They will not recall if you were brave and virtuous or bad and corrupt. In both cases, you will gain nothing from their words.
Live your life as you see fit, in a way that makes you happy because your life is yours, and the days that pass will never return! Live your life in the way that seems right to you.'
And I say...
A hundred years from now, for instance in 2123, we will all be underground with our loved ones and friends, and strangers will be living in our homes, and others will manage our properties. They will know nothing about us, just like who remembers their great-grandfather’s father?
We will be just a line in the memories of a few people, our names and faces forgotten.
So why should we care about what people think of us, and why worry about the future of our properties, homes, and families, when none of it will matter or benefit us a hundred years later?
Our presence in the lifespan of the universe is just a moment, which will vanish in an instant, and dozens of generations will come after us. Each generation will quickly leave the world, making way for the next before even half of their dreams are realized. Therefore, we should understand our true status and the actual span of our existence in the universe, which is much smaller than we think!
A hundred years later, in darkness and silence, we will realize how meaningless the world was, and how foolish our dreams were. We will wish that we had spent our entire lives doing meaningful work and good deeds!
As long as life remains - we should reflect and change.

28/06/2024

"Great Expectations" is a novel written by Charles Dickens and first published in 1861. The story is about the life and adventures of a young orphan named Pip, who dreams of becoming a gentleman and winning the heart of a wealthy young lady named Estella. Along the way, Pip encounters many colorful characters, including the eccentric Miss Havisham and the mysterious convict Abel Magwitch. The novel is known for its vivid characters, intricate plot, and themes of social class, ambition, and redemption. It is considered one of Dickens' greatest works and a classic of English literature.

28/06/2024

“To sit alone or with a few friends, half-drunk under a full moon, you just understand how lucky you are; it’s a story you can’t tell. It’s a story you almost by definition, can’t share. I’ve learned in real time to look at those things and realize: I just had a really good moment.”
–Anthony Bourdain

27/06/2024

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27/06/2024

When I think about myself,
I almost laugh myself to death,
My life has been one great big joke,
A dance that's walked
A song that's spoke,
I laugh so hard I almost choke
When I think about myself.
Sixty years in these folks' world
The child I works for calls me girl
I say 'Yes ma'am' for working's sake.
Too proud to bend
Too poor to break,
I laugh until my stomach ache,
When I think about myself.
My folks can make me split my side,
I laughed so hard I nearly died,
The tales they tell, sound just like lying,
They grow the fruit,
But eat the rind,
I laugh until I start to crying,
When I think about my folks.
~ Maya Angelou

26/06/2024

To love someone long-term is to attend a thousand funerals of the people they used to be. The people they're too exhausted to be any longer. The people they grew out of, the people they never ended up growing into. We so badly want the people we love to get their spark back when it burns out, to become speedily found when they are lost.
But it is not our job to hold anyone accountable to the people they used to be. It is our job to travel with them between each version and to honor what emerges along the way. Sometimes it will be an even more luminescent flame. Sometimes it will be a flicker that temporarily floods the room with a perfect and necessary darkness. ~Heidi Priebe

25/06/2024

Contrary to popular belief, time does not heal, time does not fly, time does not do anything. Time has no consciousness. It does nothing for you. The key to happiness now is what you choose to do with your time right now. Are you, right now, making the most valuable use of your time? This moment is, after all, the time of your life. Your choices are what make each moment. ~Robert Holden

(Art: Photograph by Tony Luciani)

24/06/2024

When asked to reveal her beauty secrets, actress Audrey Hepburn wrote this poem, which was read at her funeral:

To have attractive lips, speak words of kindness.

To have beautiful eyes, look at what beautiful people have in them.

To stay lean, share your meals with those who are hungry.

To have good hair, let a child pass his hand every day.

To be well maintained, walk knowing that you are never alone, because those who love you and have loved you accompany you.

People, more than objects, need to be repaired, pampered, cheered and saved: never reject anyone.

Think about it: If you ever need a supportive hand, you'll find one at the end of each arm.

As you grow older, you will realize that you have two hands, one to help yourself, the other to help those in need.

The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, her face or the way she fixes her hair. The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because it is the open door in her heart, the source of her love.

The beauty of a woman develops with age.

24/06/2024

“He stepped down, trying not to look long at her, as if she were the sun, yet he saw her, like the sun, even without looking.”
Leo Tolstoy - Anna Karenina

23/06/2024

23/06/2024

"I think it's a deep consolation to know that spiders dream, that monkeys tease predators, that dolphins have accents, that lions can be scared silly by a lone mongoose, that otters hold hands, and ants bury their dead. That there isn't their life and our life. Nor your life and my life.
That it's just one teetering and endless thread and all of us, all of us, are entangled with it as deep as entanglement goes."

~Kate Forster

22/06/2024

Life is like a book.
Some chapters are sad, some are happy, and some are exciting, but if you never turn the page, you will never know what the next chapter has in store for you.

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