writing is sorrow; having had written is sublime
“Hell, man, I know very well you didn’t come to me only to want to become a writer and after all what do I really know about it except you’ve got to stick to it with all the energy of a benny* addict.”
~ Dean Moriarty from ON THE ROAD
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*Benzedrine, the trademark name for Amphetamine.
The Mind in its dimensions is broad and great, like empty space. It has no sides or limits, it is neither square nor round, neither large nor small. It is neither blue, yellow, red, nor white; it has neither upper nor lower; it is neither long nor short. It knows neither anger nor pleasure, neither right nor wrong, neither good nor evil. It is without beginning and without end. But good friends, do not, hearing me speak of emptiness, become attached to emptiness.
– Shin’ichi Hisamatsu, from The Characteristics of Oriental Nothingness
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I would sooner a writer were vulgar than mincing; for life is vulgar,
and it is life he seeks. ~ W. Somerset Maugham
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[Best when sung to the tune of “Froggy Went A Courting”]
The Man on Mars ain’t lookin’ at the stars
He’s thinkin’ ’bout wars
And how to power cars
There’s money to be made
In the inter-planet trade
Can’t wait to start the raid
The Man on Mars ain’t thinkin’ ’bout Earth
Cuz that tired old rock
Has lost all its worth
The Man on Mars ain’t there for humankind
He’s only there to mine
All the min’rals he can find
There’s money to be made
In the inter-planet trade
Can’t wait to start the raid
The Man on Mars is movin’ quick, you see
Cuz after pumm’ling Mars
It’s off to Mercury
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Did thine Savior truly say,
Blessed are those who do not doubt me,
Ere His mounting upon that skull-shaped hill?
If so, then needs must be to Him I pray
On a bended and shaky knee
Begging for Him to bless me, still.
For, while I have no doubt today
That the Son of God is He,
Tomorrow, without a doubt, I will.
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god’s creation
procreation
fornication
population
isolation
mass migration
and starvation
revelation
supplication
congregation
holy nation
manipulation
inquisition
forced conversion
Have you got five minutes to spare?
No?
No time, you say?
Okay, if you had the time, what would you do with it?
Take your time and think.
I’m in no rush for I, personally, have all the time in the world.
Please stop looking at your watch phone.
Try to judge time’s movement without mechanics.
When was the last time you considered what time even means?
Or time as more than a deadline?
Is a five-minute wait a waste of time for you?
Depends on the situation, you say?
Why?