August 2009
“reserving judgements is a matter of infinite hope”
– the great gatsby
“i really ought to get a new tea set.”
“oh— ?”
“this one was my mothers.”
“what happened to her?”
“oh, you know, stuff.”
“happens a lot, that.”
“i have a very inventive use for one of these.”
“so do i, it’s called chicken pie.”
“is this a bad time?”
“no— sort of.”
“can i— ?”
“no.”
“when i was your age i was a communist.”
“and look how you turned out.”
“don’t be facetious.”
“don’t be patronising.”
“there are two ways of spreading light: be the candle or the mirror that reflects...”
– edith wharton
“if you cannot be the poet, be the poem”
– david carradine
“wherever you go, go with all your heart”
– confucius
some female penguins engage in prostitution
fuckyeahfacts:
believe it or not, in the wild, certain female penguins (even when in a committed relationship) will exchange sexual favors with strange males for the pebbles they need to build their nests. according to dr fiona hunter (a zoologist): “it tends to be females targeting single males, otherwise the partner female would beat the intruder up.” on some occasions the prostitute penguins...
“um, i don’t know. i like your hair? no? your top’s nice? i love you?...”
– skins 