"Where, why and for whom we are vulnerable are some of the most perpetual questions.
They are also some of my favorites."
They are also some of my favorites."
— from traci
"Coming out of education, we’re always trying to impress people and gain their approval. There has to be a point where one leaves that behind and is not afraid what people think."
"I like difficult situations, for I have this belief that miracles are more likely to happen in difficult rather than easy situations."
— Jehsong Baak, from Daylight Magazine
"I figured out how to be Talented after years and years of public humiliation and failure. Which means, I think, that I did it the way you’re supposed to: the way that makes you distrust talent, distrust praise, distrust the entire idea of aspiration or ambition, the way that makes you prepare a place in your heart for when the notice goes away and you’re left with your own sad self again."
— via Tiger Beatdown
"To practice any art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow. So do it."
— Kurt Vonnegut
"The truth is I’ve never fooled anyone. I’ve let people fool themselves. They didn’t bother to find out who and what I was. Instead they would invent a character for me. I wouldn’t argue with them. They were obviously loving someone I wasn’t. When they found this out, they would blame me for disillusioning them and fooling them."
— Marilyn Monroe
