January 2011
55 posts
“Americans watch Westerns, I think, in order to learn about who they are. The Old West is a land where everything is still possible.”
—Todd Alcott on True Grit (via austinkleon)
“You can tell a lot from a person’s nails. When a life starts to unravel, they’re among the first to go.”
—Saturday, Ian McEwan (via fuckyeahliteraryquotes)
“He does not need opium. He has the gift of reverie.”
—Anais Nin (via misswallflower)
“The last refuge of the insomniac is a sense of superiority to the sleeping world.”
—Leonard Cohen (via bohemea)
“You’re one of the best actors I know. Pretend you’re acting a scene.”
—My mum, on how I should get through life.