March 2012
2 posts
Alleycat: On Writing →
a113ykat:
I wonder if it’s possibly the fate of all writers to spend our whole lives tortured by the fact we think everything we write is shit. And then we accidentally drink too much (which as a group, we have been known to do) and write something we actually like but upon sobering up realize it’s overly…
February 2012
14 posts
The honest me.: "All the Asians are going to be... →
secretlifeofrae:
DUH. I hate when people complain about Asians loving a celebrity or athlete or whatever because they are Asian too. Because it is going to happen. Asians are not given as much media attention as others are. I hate pulling the race card, but it’s true. I don’t see Asian main stream musicians, I…
“Evil is always possible. And goodness is eternally difficult.”
– Interview with the vampire - Anne Rice (via favourite-book-lines)
“And even if somebody else has it much worse, that doesn’t really change the fact...”
– The Perks of Being A Wallflower (via jesuisawkward)
“Remember, a man with absolute power in one windblown piece of desert or one...”
– ~ William S. Burroughs (The Western Lands)
Lev Grossman on why he keeps his day job →
austinkleon:
Necessity, stupid. From his FAQ:
Your novels sell pretty well. Why do you still work at Time?
That’s a good question. I’ve talked about this before, a couple of times. Bottom line is, I do make a pretty good living from my books. I look at some other writers who are in comparable places in their careers and think, gorram it, they write fiction full time, why don’t I? But I can’t....
Apple's Avarice: Efficient, Excellent, and...
bmichael:
We might not have the flying cars, yet, but we’re sprinting to the future anyway. One company in particular, Apple, has constructed fabulous technological edifices that effortlessly extend our capabilities. Its contributions — inaugurating computer revolution after revolution, revitalizing digital media, bringing technology to bear on education’s problems — they seem miraculous. But...
