#crushing expectations

[girlzoot]

He knew how cliché it was to have baller dreams of making millions in the NFL and buying his mama a house. Knew what people (mostly white folks) thought when he talked about it. So he had this joke, where he’d say the thing, then follow up with, “When I buy my mama that house, I’m going to name it like it’s some kind of estate, or British manor. We calling it Cliché.” —Lamar Giles/The Oval Filter/His Hideous Heart

[leonardodacatprimeow]

SAT Survey, via me.

[fuckyeahmentalhealth-blog]

Life makes fools of us all sooner or later. But keep your sense of humour and you'll at least be able to take your humiliations with some measure of grace. In the end, you know, it's our own expectations that crush us.

Paul Murray, Skippy Dies