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Life Lessons in Literature #3
Yvonne sighed. "If I was you, I'd be proud."
I smiled. "If you were me, you'd be me. Whoever the hell that is."
-Astrid, White Oleander by Janet Fitch -
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WTF livejournal, tagged photo albums?
If this shit turns into facebook I'm starting a riot. -
The A to Zen of Life
I just came across this, and it just fit too well with what was on my mind and my last post to not share.
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Life Lessons In Literature #2
"If there is hope, it lies in the proles."
-Winston, 1984 by George Orwell
"Until they have become conscious they will never rebel,
and until after they have rebelled
they cannot become conscious." -
News Flash: Internalized Homophobia hurts other people, too
The lovely Mr. Roy Ashburn, the very anti-gay US Senator in California, who has voted against gay rights measures for the 14 years he's held office, came out as gay after being arrested last week for drunk driving. Allegedly he was driving home from a gay nightclub with a male stranger in the passenger seat.
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Life Lessons In Literature #1
"The cake had a trick candle that wouldn't go out, so I didn't get my wish. Which was just that it would always be like this, that my life could be a party just for me." -Astrid, White Oleander by Janet Fitch -
A reminder to myself, and to my loved ones
Every hour really is a choice. You only get so many to work with, and you never know when you're going to run out. So choose wisely. Never let the little things consume you. -
The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins
Technically this is for my own documentation, but many of my LJ-friends (particularly Sarah =P) may be interested as well, and I'm always interested in hearing/reading other people's thoughts on such matters. These are the quotes (Dawkins's and others') that I found notable enough to write down from the book The God Delusion. I just finished ( Read more... )
