Wednesday, December 21, 2011

TFTD

If I exorcise my devils,
Well, my angels may leave too.
When they leave
 They're so hard to find.

— Tom Waits, "Please Call Me, Baby"

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

TFTD

What constitutes the freedom, the soul of an individual life, is its uniqueness. The reflection of the universe in someone’s consciousness is the foundation of his or her power, but life only becomes happiness, is only endowed with freedom and meaning, when someone exists as a whole world that has never been repeated in all eternity. Only then can they experience the joy of freedom and kindness, finding in others what they have already found in themselves.

— Vasily Grossman, Life and Fate