“We live on a hunk of rock and metal that circles a humdrum star that is one of 400 billion other stars that make up the Milky Way Galaxy which is one of billions of other galaxies which make up a universe which may be one of a very large number, perhaps an infinite number, of other universes. That is a perspective on human life and our culture that is well worth pondering.”
—Carl Sagan (via bluishtigers)
May 2013
17 posts
“Crying does not indicate that you are weak. Since birth, it has always been a sign that you are alive.”
—Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre (via bluishtigers)
“Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain.”
—Jack Kerouac (via likeafieldmouse)
“To hell with them. Nothing hurts if you don’t let it.”
—Ernest Hemingway (via modernvampiresoftheville)
I’m gonna be one of those moms that refuses to turn the air conditioning on until it’s 90 degrees & humid outside. I love having windows open & fresh air coming in.
April 2013
94 posts
“Loneliness is black coffee and late-night television; solitude is herb tea and soft music. Solitude, quality solitude, is an assertion of self-worth, because only in the stillness can we hear the truth of our own unique voices.”
—Pearl Cleage (via ceedling)
