Words For The Meanwhile
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Took the title of this "blog" from a poem by Jack Gilbert, fragment below:
T.S. Elliot said of poets:
Because if you can't measure its value in dollars, it must be worthless...
This gem from Kerouac...
I'm inclined to seek and destroy
In the introduction a collection of his short stories, J.G. Ballard writes:
Agreed, Mr. Ballard.
Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the...
demiurge
To seek
From a recent article in The Atlantic:
You only got one good eye
Individuals who depart from the norms—heroes, sages, artists, and poets, as...
While on the elliptical, I try to exercise my mind as well. To that end...
mot juste
This “granny” from Japan.
From a poem titled "Legend" by Louise Glück:
A few golden paragraphs from one of my favorite books...
overview effect
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