May 2013
‘Mischa, we take comfort in knowing there is no God. That you are not enslaved...
– Hannibal Rising (via dullwickedordinary)
The cultivation of aptitude, far more than coincidence or inspiration, is...
– Debunking the mythology of creativity – a must-read. (via explore-blog)
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The nights you fight best are
when all the weapons are pointed at you,
when...
– Charles Bukowski (via cognitivedissonance)
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Would you convey my compliments to the purist who reads your proofs and tell him...
– Raymond Chandler vs. Atlantic proofreader (via explore-blog)
People may or may not say what they mean. But they always say something designed...
– David Mamet (via kellyluce)
Talented writing tends to contain more information, sentence for sentence,...
– Samuel Delany on good writing vs. talented Writing (via explore-blog)
The best writing comes obviously out of a precision we do not and dare not...
– Norman Mailer, from Fiction Writer’s Handbook by Hallie and Whit Burnett (via writeworld)
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There is no greater impotence in all the world like knowing you are right and...
– Norman Mailer (via neverapologized)
Actors who COULD HAVE Played Khan
kirstinthereckless:
Oded Fahr
Naveen Andrews
Sendhil Ramamurthy
But no, this is the logical choice.
Actors who are better than Benedict Cumberbatch: Not Pictured
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Nothing in the world can bother you as much as your own mind, I tell you. In...
– Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (via erikangstrom)