February 2012
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Three Words from The Lover's Dictionary
1. Yearning, n. and adj.
At the core of this desire is the belief that everything can be perfect.
2. Abstraction, n.
Love is one kind of abstraction. And then there are those nights when I sleep alone, when I curl into a pillow that isn’t you, when I hear the tiptoe sounds that aren’t yours. It’s not as if I can conjure you up completely. I must embrace the idea of you...
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January 2012
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“Go after her. Fuck, don’t sit there and wait for her to call, go after her...”
– Harvey Milk
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“What a terrible mistake to let go of something wonderful for something real.”
– Miranda July, No One Belongs Here More Than You
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Antilamentation by Dorianne Laux
Regret nothing. Not the cruel novels you read
to the end just to find out who killed the cook, not
the insipid movies that made you cry in the dark,
in spite of your intelligence, your sophistication, not
the lover you left quivering in a hotel parking lot,
the one you beat to the punch line, the door or the one
who left you in your red dress and shoes, the ones
that crimped your toes, don’t...
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“If we wait until we’re ready, we’ll be waiting for the rest of our lives.”
– Lemony Snicket
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December 2011
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September 2011
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