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"She knows things. She believes in things. I think she wants to change the world. I know I..."

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 01:53:45 -0400

“She knows things. She believes in things. I think she wants to change the world. I know I can’t, not by myself-but if I stay with her, I might be able to help.”

cocchilweran: Sometimes I have an unreasonably hard time...

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:32:09 -0400

cocchilweran:

Sometimes I have an unreasonably hard time re-watching movies I love with other people 8D

"You see the signs of power, and you think that in power there is safety. It is a thought that many..."

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 01:13:33 -0400

“You see the signs of power, and you think that in power there is safety. It is a thought that many have, but that is the dream of the idle and those who will NEVER attain power.”

"The human need to share experience to give grief meaning was profound. It was twin to the need to..."

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:18:50 -0400

“The human need to share experience to give grief meaning was profound. It was twin to the need to share joy, as if by sharing either, they became real, as if they required more than one person to anchor them. She was long past the age where joy-or sorrow-could be shared in such an unfettered way…”

"You don’t get miracles. You can pray for them. You can wait for them. If you wait, life passes..."

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 20:03:40 -0400

“You don’t get miracles. You can pray for them. You can wait for them. If you wait, life passes you by. You DON’T get miracles. If you’re lucky, you get your life.”

You’re the only thing in your way.

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 14:53:49 -0400

You’re the only thing in your way.

"He didn’t understand her, and mostly, he was certain he never would. But sometimes-sometimes..."

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 13:50:40 -0400

“He didn’t understand her, and mostly, he was certain he never would. But sometimes-sometimes he thought he might, and that was worse. It made him uncomfortable.”

part of me wants to be seven and careless. part of me wants to be back in your bed. part of me...

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 02:12:52 -0400

part of me wants to be seven and careless.
part of me wants to be back in your bed.
part of me wants to be forty and settled.
part of me wants to be dead.

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Fri, 15 Feb 2013 00:16:03 -0500

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Fri, 15 Feb 2013 00:15:54 -0500

crimesagainsthughsmanatees:

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explore-blog: Love who you love (ᔥ Quipsologies)

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 00:15:37 -0500

explore-blog:

Love who you love

(ᔥ Quipsologies)

I love this song.

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 18:07:37 -0500

I love this song.

johnrumblr: Jason Todd walks into a bar and The Joker’s behind the counter. He says “Jason, you...

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 19:48:34 -0500

johnrumblr:

Jason Todd walks into a bar and The Joker’s behind the counter. He says “Jason, you know I can’t serve Robins here.” And Jason asks “Why?” And Joker replies “THIS IS A CROW BAR!”

Then he beats him to death.

jtotheizzoe: via wtfevolution: “Hey! Hey! I think I finally...

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:27:33 -0500

jtotheizzoe:

via wtfevolution:

“Hey! Hey! I think I finally made something cute.”

“Oh, yeah? Let’s see.”

“It’s a ‘shoebill.’ It’s big and blue and adorable. Nice, right?”

“It’s… hm. I don’t know. I like the blue, but something about those eyes is kind of creeping me out right now.”

“What? Come on. Those are friendly eyes. It wants to be your friend.”

“Okay. Okay, yeah. You’re right, evolution, I’m sorry. Should I feed it, maybe? What does it eat?”

“Baby crocodiles.”

“Oh Jesus Christ.”

That smile belies the fact that it regularly tells the weaker of its pair of chicks “Sorry, you’ll have to go find food yourself, we like your bro/sis better. What’s that? You’re helpless? Can’t hear you la la la good luck!”

I understand that that’s the way that the competition for resources cookie crumbles, but still. Not cool, smiley face.

"A Manifesto for Atheists - Ten Virtues for the Modern Age: 1. Resilience. Keeping going even when..."

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:26:13 -0500

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A Manifesto for Atheists - Ten Virtues for the Modern Age:

1. Resilience. Keeping going even when things are looking dark; accepting that reversals are normal; remembering that human nature is, in the end, tough. Not frightening others with your fears.

2. Empathy. The capacity to connect imaginatively with the sufferings and unique experiences of another person. The courage to become someone else and look back at yourself with honesty.

3. Patience. We lose our temper because we believe that things should be perfect. We’ve grown so good in some areas (putting men on the moon etc.), we’re ever less able to deal with things that still insist on going wrong; like traffic, government, other people… We should grow calmer and more forgiving by getting more realistic about how things actually tend to go.

4. Sacrifice. We’re hardwired to seek our own advantage but also have a miraculous ability, very occasionally, to forego our own satisfactions in the name of someone or something else. We won’t ever manage to raise a family, love someone else or save the planet if we don’t keep up with the art of sacrifice.

5. Politeness. Politeness has a bad name. We often assume it’s about being ‘fake’ (which is meant to be bad) as opposed to ‘really ourselves’ (which is meant to be good). However, given what we’re really like deep down, we should spare others too much exposure to our deeper selves. We need to learn manners, which aren’t evil - they are the necessary internal rules of civilisation. Politeness is very linked to tolerance, the capacity to live alongside people whom one will never agree with, but at the same time, can’t avoid.

6. Humour. Seeing the funny sides of situations and of oneself doesn’t sound very serious, but it is integral to wisdom, because it’s a sign that one is able to put a benevolent finger on the gap between what we want to happen and what life can actually provide; what we dream of being and what we actually are, what we hope other people will be like and what they are actually like. Like anger, humour springs from disappointment, but it’s disappointment optimally channelled. It’s one of the best things we can do with our sadness.

7. Self-awareness. To know oneself is to try not to blame others for one’s troubles and moods; to have a sense of what’s going on inside oneself, and what actually belongs to the world.

8. Forgiveness. Forgiveness means a long memory of all the times when we wouldn’t have got through life without someone cutting us some slack. It’s recognising that living with others isn’t possible without excusing errors.

9. Hope. The way the world is now is only a pale shadow of what it could one day be. We’re still only at the beginning of history. As you get older, despair becomes far easier, almost reflex (whereas in adolescence, it was still cool and adventurous). Pessimism isn’t necessarily deep, nor optimism shallow.

10. Confidence. The greatest projects and schemes die for no grander reasons than that we don’t dare. Confidence isn’t arrogance, it’s based on a constant awareness of how short life is and how little we ultimately lose from risking everything.

”

- In response to the discussion surrounding his somewhat controversial Religion for Atheists, Alain de Botton releases Ten Virtues for the Modern Age. (via explore-blog)

quickmeme: Sexually Oblivious Female

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:00:24 -0500

quickmeme:

Sexually Oblivious Female

justincourtneypierre: fuckyeahbehindthescenes: During one...

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:00:04 -0500

justincourtneypierre:

fuckyeahbehindthescenes:

During one lunch break during the shooting of Avengers, Tom Hiddleston stole Captain America’s Shield and Thor’s Hammer. He then texted this photo to Chris Hemsworth and Chris Evans and claimed he wouldn’t give them back.

The Avengers (2012)

Everything about this guy is 100% Pure Fucking Solid Gold.

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Wed, 06 Feb 2013 04:24:57 -0500

marcisplayground: omfg

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:29:37 -0500

marcisplayground:

omfg

evelyneaton: I hope the roof flies off and I get sucked up...

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 12:58:08 -0500

evelyneaton:

I hope the roof flies off and I get sucked up into space.

Moonrise Kingdom, 2012