Jacques Derrida
…For who could ever venture a “we” without trembling? — Jacques Derrida, The Work of Mourning (University Of Chicago Press; 1st edition, September 15, 2003)
Category: Algerian Culture
Yasmina Khadra
I’d emerge from my personal darkness for a second and then plunge into it again as though nothing had happened. I felt at ease in my black thoughts, safe from my torments, out of reach of troublesome questions, alone inside my rage, which was digging channels in my veins and merging with the fibers of… Continue reading Yasmina Khadra
Robin Williams
I brought them up here to illustrate the point of conformity: the difficulty in maintaining your own beliefs in the face of others. Now, those of you — I see the look in your eyes like, ‘I would’ve walked differently.’ Well, ask yourselves why you were clapping. Now, we all have a great need for… Continue reading Robin Williams
Bill Knott
As much as someone could plow in one day They called an acre; As much as a person could die in one instant A lifetime— —Bill Knott, “Ancient Measures” All My Thoughts are the Same: Collected Short Poems 1960-2010 (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform April 22, 2013)
Bret Easton Ellis
I think about other things while she describes her recent past: air, water, sky, time, a moment, a point somewhere when I wanted to show her everything beautiful in the world. ― Bret Easton Ellis, American Psycho. (Vintage; 1st edition March 1, 1991)
Rose Wilder Lane
Happiness is something that comes into our lives through doors we don’t even remember leaving open. ― Rose Wilder Lane
The Vale of Soul-Making 