January 2012
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dictionaryofobscuresorrows:
n. the smallest measurable unit of human connection, typically exchanged between passing strangers—a flirtatious glance, a sympathetic nod, a shared laugh about some odd coincidence—moments that are fleeting and random but still contain powerful emotional nutrients that can alleviate the symptoms of feeling alone.
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Yeah, about the test:
The test will measure whether you are an informed,...
– John Green
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Great Scientists: Nikola Tesla
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She takes my hand like a woman in a dream. She is in a dream, and so am I. Like...
– Stephen King, 11/22/63
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For a moment everything was clear, and when that happens you see that the world...
– Stephen King, 11/22/63
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Adults are just obsolete children and the hell with them.
– Dr. Seuss
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jayandsilentboob replied to your video:
I THOUGHT I WAS LIKE THE ONLY PERSON THAT KNEW THIS SONG. i was obsessed with it back in the day. and by “back in the day”, i mean like 2 years ago haha
I was obsessed with it “back in the day,” as well. haha. But, agh, it’s brilliant. I mean, lycanthropy as a metaphor for sex! It’s pretty up there in my pantheon of favorite songs,...
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Many people dream of books but never become writers. At the beginning of The...
– Neil Gaiman in The Sandman Companion by Hy Bender
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‘There’s lots to do; we have a very busy schedule — ‘At 8 o’clock...
– Norton Juster, The Phantom Tollbooth
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‘There’s only one thing I want.’
‘What’s that,...
– Markus Zusak, I Am the Messenger
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Have you ever heard the wonderful silence just before the dawn? Or the quiet and...
– Norton Juster, The Phantom Tollbooth
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It seemed a great wonder that the world, which was so large, could sometimes...
– Norton Juster, The Phantom Tollbooth
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My thoughts are stars I can’t fathom into constellations.
– John Green, The Fault in Our Stars
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Part of [Augustus] comes from high school and my own feelings about heroism —...
– John Green
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deathcalvoforcutie replied to your photoset:
Whole episode freaked me out and left me confused.
It was intense!