February 2012
bettacomecorrect:
Liquor&Spice: so-treu: baddominicana: im still peeved that kanye took ray charles “i…
so-treu:
baddominicana:
im still peeved that kanye took ray charles “i got a woman” (bout a black woman most likely), which went like this:
“She gives me money when I’m in need Yeah, she’s a kind of friend indeed I got a woman, way over town She’s good to me, oh yeah”
into...
“Facebook is very confused. They seem to think breasts are only about sex, but...”
– Belinda Phipps (Sorry, Facebook – on breastfeeding you seem rather confused | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
)
“the only way to master love is to practice love. you don’t need to justify your...”
– don miguel ruiz (via humanphotography
)
“People are taking the piss out of you everyday. They butt into your life, take a...”
– Banksy, from Cut It Out (via bouncesoul, zaschell
)
“Without the two complementary equals, there can be no creation, no life, no...”
–
Reading The Sacred Sex Bible | SexIs Magazine
(via edencafe)
“A bookshelf is as particular to its owner as are his or her clothes; a...”
– Alan Bennett (via oreofarms)
“The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old,...”
– Socrates (via psychotherapy)
“My culture taught me that the strength and pride of a woman lies in staying and...”
– Ngomwa by Ellen Mulenga Banda-Aaku
African Women Writing Resistance
Interesting line.
(via fumblingtowardshappiness)
“There are no unsacred places;
there are only sacred places
and desecrated...”
– Wendell Berry, from “How to Be a Poet” in Given (via proustitute)
“True fortitude is not to fear death; for death is nothing more than a certain...”
– Plotinus | An Essay on the Beautiful (via blogut)
“My father couldn’t accept that there were many options when it came to...”
– What We Are
“To me he was never “the baby.” He was a singular, unusually cunning individual...”
– Lionel Shriver, We Need To Talk About Kevin (via undertrees)
I finished reading this earlier - workfriend chose it as the first book for our book club (which: I found myself pining for homework and seminars so I hope they are prepared for my lots of feelings). Since we decided on this book I have...
“It’s more interesting to have just a picture of a small detail - then you can...”
– Dries van Noten (via yearslater)
“You are born of sex. Your every body cell is a sex cell, all your energy is sex...”
– Osho (via terramantra)
What do lad mags and rapists have in common? →
sexismandthecity:
A new study reveals the public find it hard to differentiate between the language used by convicted sex offenders and mainstream magazines
me: I'm gonna study when I get home
me: I'll just study before I go to bed
me: I'll just study in the morning
me: I'll just study on the way to school
me: I'll just study in this class
me: I'll just study in the hall
me: I'll just study before the test
me: I'll just study during the test
“On a somewhat serious note today because of a conversation the other day:
I...”
– You Didn’t Thank Me For Punching You in the Face « Views from the Couch (via golden-notebook)
Defensive reading.
Definition: jumping into a book, when the world becomes too much to handle.
