quotes

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"I used to feel so alone in the city. All those gazillions of 
people and then me, on the outside. Because how do 
you meet a new person? I was stunned by this for many 
years. And then I realized, you just say, 'Hi.' 
They may ignore you. Or you may marry
them. And that possibility is worth that one word."

Augusten Burroughs

Disappearing

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     "The day he first told me he 
was starting to disappear I
didn't believe him & so he stopped
& held his hand up to the sun & it
was like thin paper in the light &
finally I said, you seem very calm
for a man who is disappearing &
he said it was a relief after all
those years of trying to keep the
pieces of his life in one place. 
Later on, I went to see him
again & as I was leaving, he
put a package in my hand.
     This is the last piece of my 
life, he said. take good care 
of it & then he smiled & was
gone & the room filled with the
sound of the wind & when I
opened the package there was
nothing there & I thought
there must be some mistake 
or maybe I dropped it & I 
got down on my hands &
knees  & looked until the light
began to fade & then slowly
I felt pieces of my life 
fall away & suddenly I 
understood what he meant 
& I lay there for a long 
time crying & laughing at
the same time. "

Brian Andreas
Story People

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May I never be complete.
May I never be content.
May I never be perfect.

Chuck Palahniuk

me too.

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today it's raining in new york and i'm so thankful for it. for the gray and the clouds and the little bit of gloom. something magical about a rainy day, i say. and while i'd like to stay in bed all day, it's not in the cards. 

turns out the cards today herald day-old-dirty-hair and a laundry list of things i've been putting off--a laundry list of things i need to do to keep myself afloat--like head to the bank and head to the gym (goodness, can't tell you how long that's been) and maybe head to the kitchen tonight, too. to actually make myself something--to nourish the body and the mind and give that stove-top a workout. 

so off i go. to smile in the rain. 





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