Trainwreck of Thoughts

"For those who believe in God, most of the big questions are answered. But for those of us who..."

Mon, 13 May 2013 04:41:45 -0400

“For those who believe in God, most of the big questions are answered. But for those of us who can’t readily accept the God formula, the big answers don’t remain stone-written. We adjust to new conditions and discoveries. We are pliable. Love need not be a command nor faith a dictum. I am my own god. We are here to unlearn the teachings of the church, state, and our educational system. We are here to drink beer. We are here to kill war. We are here to laugh at the odds and live our lives so well that Death will tremble to take us.”

- Charles Bukowski

“in that drunken place you would like to hand your heart to her and say touch it but then give...

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:41:22 -0400

“in that drunken place

you would

like to hand your heart to her

and say touch it

but then

give it back.”

What matters most is how well you walk through the fire.

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:51:05 -0400

What matters most is how well you walk through the fire.

Making my way past the temporary obstacle of metal and glass amongst an ocean of grass, the presence...

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 11:21:56 -0400

Making my way past the temporary obstacle of metal and glass amongst an ocean of grass, the presence of people was not a necessity. The sun will shine, the mountains will stand, the rain will fall, the streams will whisper and they will not miss us.

"and getting dressed we talk about what else there might be to do, but being together solves most of..."

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:22:53 -0400

“and getting dressed we talk about what else there might be to do, but being together solves most of it, in fact, solves all of it”

- Charles Bukowski

"I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be."

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:47:05 -0400

“I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.”

- Douglas Adams

"It is there, reinforced by the fact that radio contact with the Earth abruptly cuts off at the..."

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 01:11:19 -0500

“It is there, reinforced by the fact that radio contact with the Earth abruptly cuts off at the instant I disappear behind the moon, I am alone now, truly alone, and absolutely isolated from any known life. I am it. If a count were taken, the score would be three billion plus two over on the other side of the moon, and one plus God knows what on this side.”

- Michael Collins, pilot of Command Module Columbia in Apollo 11

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Tue, 05 Feb 2013 01:38:55 -0500

"Out of the night that covers me, Black as the Pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may..."

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 09:28:48 -0500

“Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.
It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll.
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.”

- Invictus, William Ernest Henley

come from the dream and ask what made you hurt and why it’s not real

Wed, 26 Dec 2012 10:24:13 -0500

come from the dream and

ask what made you

hurt and why

it’s not

real

"Past the cheerless towns Past my window I can see a washed-out moon Through the fog And then a..."

Sun, 09 Dec 2012 03:26:25 -0500

“

Past the cheerless towns
Past my window
I can see a washed-out moon
Through the fog

And then a voice inside my head
Breaks the analog
And says
Follow me down, to the valley below
You know
Moonlight is bleeding
From out of your soul

I survived against the will
Of my twisted folk
But in the deafness of my world
The silence broke

”

"I’m getting feelings I’m hiding too well Bury the heart-shaped shell Something broke..."

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 12:39:43 -0500

“I’m getting feelings I’m hiding too well
Bury the heart-shaped shell
Something broke inside my stomach
I let the pieces lie just where they fell
Being with you is hell”

- Open Car, Porcupine Tree

"Simon: I’m trying to put this as delicately as I can… How do I know you won’t kill..."

Mon, 26 Nov 2012 21:31:00 -0500

“Simon: I’m trying to put this as delicately as I can… How do I know you won’t kill me in my sleep?
Mal: You don’t know me, son, so let me explain this to you once: If I ever kill you, you’ll be awake. You’ll be facing me, and you’ll be armed.
Simon: Are you always this sentimental?
Mal: I had a good day.
Simon: You had the Alliance on you, criminals and savages… Half the people on the ship have been shot or wounded including yourself, and you’re harboring known fugitives.
Mal: Well, we’re still flying.
Simon: That’s not much.
Mal: It’s enough.”

"Without pain, how could we know joy?’ This is an old argument in the field of thinking about..."

Thu, 15 Nov 2012 03:12:04 -0500

“Without pain, how could we know joy?’ This is an old argument in the field of thinking about suffering and its stupidity and lack of sophistication could be plumbed for centuries but suffice it to say that the existence of broccoli does not, in any way, affect the taste of chocolate.”

- John Green

"I fell in love with you no matter what you say but you were right about the reasons I don’t..."

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 23:44:06 -0500

“I fell in love with you
no matter what you say
but you were right about the reasons
I don’t want to be
what I’m becoming”

- The National Trophy Wife

Per aspera ad astra.

Sun, 04 Nov 2012 13:08:33 -0500

Through hardship to the stars.

"the flesh covers the bone and they put a mind in there and sometimes a soul, and the women break..."

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 15:41:44 -0400

“

the flesh covers the bone
and they put a mind
in there and
sometimes a soul,
and the women break
vases against the walls
and the men drink too
much
and nobody finds the
one
but keep
looking
crawling in and out
of beds.
flesh covers
the bone and the
flesh searches
for more than
flesh.

there’s no chance
at all:
we are all trapped
by a singular
fate.

nobody ever finds
the one.

the city dumps fill
the junkyards fill
the madhouses fill
the hospitals fill
the graveyards fill

nothing else
fills.

”

- Alone with Everbody

Charles Bukowski

"What makes a man Spend his whole life in disguise? I think I know Think I might know"

Mon, 22 Oct 2012 02:48:48 -0400

“What makes a man
Spend his whole life in disguise?
I think I know
Think I might know”

- What Makes a Man

Gorgeous.

Mon, 01 Oct 2012 03:47:44 -0400

Gorgeous.

"We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we..."

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 23:02:34 -0400

“We shall not cease from exploration
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time.”

- T.S. Eliot