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Octavia Butler’s list of concepts that are sexy, via LA Review.
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[A white fortune cookie paper with black text on the front and an icon of a bee. It reads: You are more influential than you think and your ideas will be heard.]
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I don't feel particularly proud of myself. But when I walk alone in the woods or lie in the meadows, all is well.
— Franz Kafka, Letters to Friends, Family, and Editors
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I have always tried to make a home for myself, but I have not felt at home in myself. I have worked hard at being the hero of my own life, but every time I checked the register of displaced persons, I was still on it. I didn't know how to belong. Longing? Yes. Belonging? No.
Jeanette Winterson, Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?
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“Deep in my heart I know I am a loner. I have tried to blend in with the world or be more sociable, but the more people I meet the more disappointed I am. So I’ve learned to enjoy myself, my family, and a few good friends.”
— Steven Aitchison (via minuty)
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