leaves of conjecture

“I feel too much. That’s what’s going on.’ ‘Do you think one can feel...

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 02:27:43 -0400

“I feel too much. That’s what’s going on.’ ‘Do you think one can feel too much? Or just feel in the wrong ways?’ ‘My insides don’t match up with my outsides.’ ‘Do anyone’s insides and outsides match up?’ ‘I don’t know. I’m only me.’ ‘Maybe that’s what a person’s personality is: the difference between the inside and outside.’ ‘But it’s worse for me.’ ‘I wonder if everyone thinks it’s worse for him.’ ‘Probably. But it really is worse for me.”

-JSF

Lull me to sleep, Graham.

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 01:08:00 -0400

Lull me to sleep, Graham.

“They say that people who live next to waterfalls don’t hear the water. It was terrible at...

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:39:00 -0400

“They say that people who live next to waterfalls don’t hear the water. It was terrible at first. We couldn’t stand to be in the house for more than a few hours at a time. The first two weeks were filled with nights of intermittent sleep and quarreling for the sake of being heard over the water. We fought so much just to remind ourselves that we were in love, and not in hate. But the next weeks were a little better. It was possible to sleep a few good hours each night and eat in only mild discomfort. We still cursed the water, but less frequently, and with less fury. Her attacks on me also quieted. It’s your fault, she would say. You wanted to live here. Life continued, as life continues, and time passed, as time passes, and after a little more than two months: Do you hear that? I asked her one of the rare mornings we sat at the table together. Hear it? I put down my coffee and rose from my chair. You hear that thing? What thing? she asked. Exactly! I said, running outside to pump my fist at the waterfall. Exactly! We danced, throwing handfuls of water in the air, hearing nothing at all. We alternated hugs of forgiveness and shouts of human triumph at the water. Who wins the day? Who wins the day, waterfall? We do! We do! And this is what living next to a waterfall is like. Every widow wakes one morning, perhaps after years of pure and unwavering grieving, to realize she slept a good night’s sleep and will be able to eat breakfast, and doesn’t hear her husband’s ghost all the time, but only some of the time. Her grief is replaced with a useful sadness. Every parent who loses a child finds a way to laugh again. The timbre begins to fade. The edge dulls. The hurt lessens. Every love is carved from loss. Mine was. Yours is. Your great-great-great-grandchildren’s will be. But we learn to live in that love.”
― Jonathan Safran Foer, Everything Is Illuminated

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Sat, 13 Apr 2013 13:50:13 -0400

"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view—until you..."

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 02:04:25 -0400

“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view—until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.”

- Atticus Finch (via musingsinfemininity)

my new favorite actress. lovely.

Sun, 17 Jul 2011 01:14:00 -0400

my new favorite actress. lovely.

prettybooks: (by clarescupcakes.co.uk)

Sun, 17 Jul 2011 01:08:51 -0400

prettybooks:

(by clarescupcakes.co.uk)

hellogiggles: thank you guys! collegehumor: Zooey Deschanel...

Sat, 16 Jul 2011 22:44:42 -0400

hellogiggles:

thank you guys!

collegehumor:

Zooey Deschanel & Ben Schwartz sing duet from “The Jerk”

We support anything that’s 50% Ben Schwartz, 50% Babe, 100% Steve Martin movie reference

(via HelloGiggles)

nevver: The New Yorker

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 00:52:05 -0400

nevver:

The New Yorker

thecatsmrow: This is the most American thing in the history of...

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 00:09:46 -0400

thecatsmrow:

This is the most American thing in the history of all American things ever.

eloquence: towers / bon iver best song on the album.

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 03:49:16 -0400

eloquence:

towers / bon iver

best song on the album.

luckymag: Jenny Lewis of Jenny and Johnny is a veteran of the...

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 03:46:12 -0400

luckymag:

Jenny Lewis of Jenny and Johnny is a veteran of the road. This folk-pop rocker girl shows us what to pack and gives us some pretty good beauty tips for those of us who frequent hot-water-less motels.

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Tue, 28 Jun 2011 03:43:09 -0400

clairefisher: “You know when you have kids, if you have kids,...

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 22:28:00 -0400

clairefisher:

“You know when you have kids, if you have kids, there’s something you should know. Very confusing thing they don’t tell you. You see so much of yourself in them. You see your ironic take on the world. You see your smile, your walk, your sense of humor, whatever, and you think they’re you. But they’re not you. And they shouldn’t have all of your baggage, your fear, and your insecurity, and your life experience because that’s not fair. They have their own.

Your song is beautiful. It’s haunting and moving. And it’s so you. And that’s all I should’ve said the other night. I’m so proud and I’m so in awe of you and want you to just go out there and fly. You can fly”

Parenthood 2.12 - “Meet the New Boss”

(via everyfairytale) (via fuckyeahtvpicspam)

favorite scene in the whole show.

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Sat, 11 Jun 2011 03:07:57 -0400

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Sat, 11 Jun 2011 02:53:49 -0400

theniftyfifties: Donald O’Connor and Gene Kelly hoofing it in...

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 19:48:55 -0400

theniftyfifties:

Donald O’Connor and Gene Kelly hoofing it in ‘Singing in the Rain’, 1952 (gif)

ysvoice: burnworks: choo choo index sticker - cats are always...

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 02:38:06 -0400

ysvoice:

burnworks:

choo choo index sticker - cats are always watching you…

want.

prettystuff: “Do not bring people in your life who weigh you down. And trust your instincts … good...

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 02:37:35 -0400

prettystuff:

“Do not bring people in your life who weigh you down. And trust your instincts … good relationships feel good. They feel right. They don’t hurt. They’re not painful. That’s not just with somebody you want to marry, but it’s with the friends that you choose. It’s with the people you surround yourselves with.”

Michelle Obama

ysvoice: | ♕ | Magic Faraway Tree | by r o u g h | via...

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 21:13:47 -0400

ysvoice:

| ♕ | Magic Faraway Tree | by r o u g h | via absentia