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The trick to forgetting the big picture is to look at everything close-up. The shortcut to closing a door is to bury yourself in the details. This is ...more

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Minimalism seems closest to the sophisticated storytelling of movies. Movies have really educated contemporary audiences to be the most intelligent, s...more

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It's pathetic how we can't live with the things we don't understand. How we need everything labeled and explained and deconstructed. Even if it's for ...more

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Good news didn't seem real until you'd told at least a dozen friends.

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Because supposedly those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it.

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The truth is, immigrants tend to be more American than people born here.

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Maybe the truth is I really want to like you instead.

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For sure, even the worst blow job is better than, say, sniffing the best rose ... watching the greatest sunset. Hearing children laugh.

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We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something that will.

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It's exhausting, the energy it takes to unknow a truth.

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Even if you tell yourself "Today I'm going to drink coffee the wrong way ... from a dirty boot." Even that would be right, because you chose to drink ...more

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We have pain and hate and love and joy and war in the world because we want them.

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I hate how I don't feel real enough unless people are watching.

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The best way to waste your life is by taking notes. The easiest way to avoid living is to just watch. Look for the details. Report. Don't participate....more

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What if reality is nothing but some disease?