#pg 193

[mistbornbaby]

“Fatigue...” he whispered. “That’s not a necessary emotion right now. Hunger... distracting. Suspicion... definitely not helpful. Yes, and as the soothers work, the Rioters endlame the emotions we want the crowd to be feeling. Curiosity... that’s what they need now. Yes, listen to Kelsier. You’ve heard the legends and stories. See the man for yourself, and be impressed.”

Well, dang Breeze, color me impressed at you! Finally really seeing you in action, and wow you seriously know what you’re doing!

[mistbornbaby]

“I know why you came today,” Kelsier said quietly. He spoke without much of the flamboyance Vin associated with the man, his tone quiet, but direct.

What?? My son?? Without the drama?? I can’t believe.

[sleepycicada]

"Wild's not the same as savage"

[hyeoni-comb]

Routine hygiene tasks like shaving, clipping my nails, and brushing my teeth were starting to feel like lofty luxuries. As much as I may have looked like some hairy thug off the streets, I had actually never ever been absent during my twelve years of primary school and was slightly obsessive about showering before going out, which made these developments a new experience.

— from Love in the Big City by Sang Young Park

[symbolicinteractionism]

She had to know what I'd only just now discovered: that peace could only exist in this family when we lied about everything, at least to each other.

— “Faith Community”, Frying Plantain, Zalika Reid-Benta.

[thecompletebookworm]

"You're giving up your kingdom for Albus, right? One person. All it takes is one person." Holy shit Snape. Thank you for making it oh so clear that I ship it. You're comparing their love to each other to your love for Lily. I can't handle this.

[heteroglossia]

(The unconditional is not opposed to the neutral. It is its radical essence, condition of unconditionality, and unconditionality of all condition. It is the perfect condition of neutrality at the heart of unconditionality or of condition, of full life, of absolute place: it occupies the place that death occupies in life.)

Maurice Blanchot, The Book of Margins

[commonplace-ponderings]

Afterword on writing N.P.--Banana Yoshimoto

"If you’re great, El Topo is a great picture. If you’re limited, El Topo is limited.” These words inspired me in my creation of the character Sui in N.P. That is, some readers will regard Sui as a fallen woman, while others will see her as a boddhisattva, a being who defers her own salvation in order to help others attain theirs.