September 2010
69 posts
“There’s nothing to mourn about death any more than there is to mourn about the...”
– Charles Bukowski (via thechocolatebrigade)
“The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all...”
– The God Delusion by Richard DawkinsCh. 2 Pg. 31
“I thought we were a real love relationship. I did. I was very invested in love,...”
– Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk (via thechocolatebrigade)
Molecules of Emotion | My Early Fall Reading
thetaoofdana:
While I’m only a few chapters into Molecules of Emotion, Candace Pert’s tour de force work (yes, I can already tell and say this with great confidence) that maps out the actual molecular structure of emotion. This may sound very laborious, and I admit it is my “fall” read because it will take all fall to digest this book fully, but already I can say with confidence that my world...
“Like water which can clearly mirror the sky and the trees only so long as its...”
– Indra Devi (via heartmindspirit)
Your Mental Health Is Your Physical Health →
heartmindspirit:
For the introvert, mental health IS physical health. This is not to be confused with the school of thought, mostly proposed by the 70% extroverts who don’t understand us, that we are mentally ill.
I believe that this particular confusion comes from the fact that when extroverts are stressed, they “act out”. They scream and holler, hit the panic button, throw things, even...
“It’s not as if our lives are divided simply into light and dark. There’s a...”
– Haruki Murakami, After Dark (via distantheartbeats)
“Do not rely completely on any other human being. We meet all life’s greatest...”
– Agnes Macphail (via 500daysofkissingmypillow)
drawing vs photography
toocoldtojelly-: spectacl:
Sadism vs. Masochism
There is quite frequently a strong emotional aspect to the sexual desires, taking the form of a need for domination or submission—the desire to control another, or to be controlled, as opposed to a simple desire for pain (which is technically known as algolagnia).
“Solitude is independence.”
– Hermann Hesse (via fuckyeahsolitude)
Mysterious force holds back Nasa probe in deep... →
heartmindspirit:
A space probe launched 30 years ago has come under the influence of a force that has baffled scientists and could rewrite the laws of physics
“There are no beautiful surfaces without a terrible depth.”
– — Friedrich Nietzsche (via stelzkie, quote-book, nameyourgod, poisonedwings, letusdieyoungorliveforever, likeghosts) (via earlyfrost) (via awritersruminations) (via booklover)
“Spike said, ‘Human beings often display emotion they do not feel. And they often...”
– The Stone Gods by Jeanette Winterson (via thechocolatebrigade)
“The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire; the size of...”
– Robert Kiyosaki (via thetaoofdana)
