October 2011
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“I’m going to enjoy every second, and I’m going to know I’m enjoying it while I’m...”
– Jean Webster (via aeloquence)
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Social conformity is one of the scariest and most disappointing features of today’s society. We let others influence our thoughts, and ignore our own instincts in fear of standing out and having our own opinions. A psychological experiment conducted in 1953 by Solomon Ash made clear that when in a crowd, most of us just want to blend in.
Subjects were told that they had to take a vision test,...
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“I still love books. Nothing a computer can do can compare to a book. You can’t...”
– Ray Bradbury, from raybradbury.com article (via bookoasis)
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“And I ask you right here please to agree with me that a scar is never ugly. That...”
– Chris Cleave (via aeloquence)
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“Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead.”
– Charles Bukowski (via slekes)
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“Who has never killed an hour? Not casually or without thought, but carefully: a...”
– Mark Z. (via slekes)
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“You can never be overdressed or overeducated.”
– Oscar Wilde
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“‘Give me another cup of tea, dearie, and pass me those little cakes with...”
– Dame Flora Faye in The Girl in Blue by P.G.Wodehouse
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“I begin to realise how important it was to be an enthusiast in life. He taught...”
– My Uncle Oswald by Roald Dahl (via teeaah)
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“For crying out loud, stop comparing and start living! And you’ll be happier with...”
– Bo Sanchez (via atomos)
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“He stared up at the stars: and it seemed to him then that they were dancers,...”
– Neil Gaiman (via slekes)
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