on time, and moving on.

November 17, 2013

"A week after the discovery of the doodled flower, I'd resigned myself to its insignificance [...] and as the maples around campus began to hint of resurrection and the maintenance crew began mowing the grass in the dorm circle again, it seemed to me we had finally lost her."

John Green, Looking for Alaska

on finding a way out

October 06, 2013

"'We are all going,' McKinley said to his wife, and we sure are. There's your labyrinth of suffering. We are all going. Find your way out of that maze."

John Green, Looking for Alaska

a moment and a Great Perhaps

August 25, 2013

"'so this guy,' i said, standing in the doorway of the living room. 'Francois Rabelais. He was this poet. And his last works were 'I go to seek a Great Perhaps.' That's why I'm going. So I don't have to wait until I die to start seeking a Great Perhaps.'
And that quieted them. I was after a Great Perhaps, and they knew as well as I did that I wasn't going to find it with the likes of Will and Marie. I sat back on the couch, between my mom and my dad, and my dad put his arm around me, and we stayed there like that, quiet on the couch together, for a long time, until it seemed ok to turn on the TV, and then we ate artichoke dip for dinner and watched the History Channel, and as going-away parties go, it certainly could have been worse."

Looking for Alaska, by John Green

just some book lists that other people came up with.

August 20, 2013

since i've taken to reading approximately 3 books a week these days (call it a long bus ride commute, and no friends - i'll call it a strong pull towards literacy and higher being), i'm grasping at straws when it comes time to choose the next book. i end up with stacks of books from the library wait list that i can't read all at once, that i put holds on and then end up paying $13 in late fees for (you don't want to know how much i've paid in late fees throughout my entire life). and, i don't want meaningless, brainless, nothingness books either. i want something meaningful, something that will suit my place in life, and something where a word, title, name, quote pulls me away from the story, and makes me dog ear to come back to (sorry public library - i'm the one who's doing it!).
so, this list of 32 books that will change your life is perfect. even if it's not exhaustive (and by all means, i'm sure BUZZFEED has not been the one to nail an exhaustive and life changing list), it's something. i've read about 8 of the books (and am outrageously happy chuck palahniuk made the list) but 24 more isn't a bad starting place. and at this point, i'll take all the recommendations i can get..... including simply writing down all the names of the covers of books i thought looked 'compelling' in the NYC book store my sister and i spent almost an hour in a couple of weeks ago.