March 2007
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A Bondsman
Infatuation is a hope, but love is simply a fact. And thus it is that infatuation always seems wonderful while love may seem as much a chain as a bond.
Metromadrid
The world becomes ever more homogenous day by day: now in the Port Authority, the very same four chime notes ring out to draw one’s attention to what is said over the public address loudspeaker system as in Madrid. And immediately upon hearing them, I hear the words “Metro de Madrid informa” spoken in my [...]
Houellebecq And Camus
I think the comparison of Houellebecq to Camus is unfair to Houellebecq. While it may be said fairly that Houellebecq’s characters are basically ciphers, at least they are ciphers, which makes them at the very least reflections of some living human being. Camus’s characters, such as those in The Stranger, are not even that much. [...]
Quote Of The Day
John Myles White: So it’ll be a night to remember. Adam Sahlin: Haha. Adam Sahlin: If it actually happens, which it probably won’t. John Myles White: Yeah. Adam Sahlin: But if it does, I’ll hit dudes with chairs.1 Conversation On AIM With Adam Sahlin↩
First Love Doesn’t Count. Only Last Love Does.
One of the great good fortunes of life is how much more clearly we remember first kisses than last kisses.
Pero Si Se Va La Lujuria
Amor es más que un juego o un diluvio es el cuerpo y el alma a la intemperie pero si se va la lujuria ya no vuelve.1 Mario Benedetti : Peros : La Vida Es Ese Paréntesis↩
Candide
Perhaps the saddest of all moments are those in which we are forced to admit that this may well be the best of all possible worlds.
Sois Todas Zorras
During my first trip to Paris, I found myself intimidated by everyone’s sense of composure. I was amazed at how people—who didn’t otherwise seem crazy—talked to themselves. Someone explained the European psyche; they have a developed capacity to “converse” with themselves. Now, I wonder if that confidence, that ability to reckon with one’s own soul, [...]
Elizabeth Taylor
Not a second marriage, but remarriage, is the triumph of hope over experience.
The Will To A System
Like the blind men of legend who each held onto a different part of an elephant, each of us sees but a small part of the world and understands only little of that small amount he sees. The nature of life, though, compels man to make sense of the world, and so he must assume [...]