Optimism in the Face of Asshats.

"Am I a good person? Deep down, do I even really want to be a good person, or do I only want to seem like a good person so that people (including myself) will approve of me? Is there a difference? How do I ever actually know whether I’m bullshitting myself, morally speaking?"

— - David Foster Wallace, “Consider the Lobster and Other Essays”

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12:51pm | URL: http://tmblr.co/ZadQVyXT3Vtx

(Notes: 5)

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November 14, 2012

"So I was sitting there in class, and the teacher puts a box of doughnuts in front of me. I had to be the first one to open them and pass them around. So I’m sitting there thinking, ‘okay, how can I open this box of doughnuts in a cool way?’ You know what I mean? Imagine, Michelle. All eyes are on you. You have to open the box of doughnuts. And everyone else in class is really normal and cool."

— Paraphrased from a conversation with my beautifully, awkwardly self-aware boyfriend Stephen

1:40pm | URL: http://tmblr.co/ZadQVyXGogNE

(Notes: 3)

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November 11, 2012

"Everything I’ve ever let go of has claw marks on it."

— David Foster Wallace

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7:21pm | URL: http://tmblr.co/ZadQVyX5URZ4

(Notes: 14,130)

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November 9, 2012

"Touch me. Soft eyes. Soft soft soft hand. I am lonely here. O, touch me soon, now. What is that word known to all men? I am quiet here alone. Sad too. Touch, touch me."

— James Joyce, Ulysses

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10:50am | URL: http://tmblr.co/ZadQVyWwU4Pc

(Notes: 19)

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November 4, 2012

"I will love you if I never see you again, and I will love you if I see you every Tuesday."

— Lemony Snicket

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10:16pm | URL: http://tmblr.co/ZadQVyWeAI7G

(Notes: 19,271)

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