Teddy Roosevelt’s diary entry from the day his wife Alice died.
When I was in fifth grade I was really “into” Teddy R. which is bizarre.
(via ralaulogy)
"The exhilarated tragic experience is for me the only source of art,"
— Mark Rothko
“…but the aesthetic independence that a Spartan existence suggests is still very desirable for the artist,”
I read this over & over again. I had never seen “Spartan” been used as a sort of adjective. Or not that I can remember.
"…and as I have now begun to dip my hands in blood, I will kill away, for there is no time to hesitate."
— Candide Voltaire
"I have been a hundred times on the point of killing myself, but still was fond of life. This ridiculous weakness is perhaps one of our worst instincts."
— The old woman in Candide by Voltaire
” ‘And then she woke up,’ I suppose there are worse endings,”- Rose Walker’s Diary, Sandman Issue 16, Lost Hearts.
"A hundred times have I thought New York is a catastrophe and 50 times: It is a beautiful catastrophe."
— Le Corbusier
“You were one of those kids who hated kids, weren’t you?”
You are the ocean & I feel like drowning.
“Suck it up. Critics, artists, curators and dealers should all expect to spend no less than 10 years working independently before receiving any kind of recognition. Yes, that means most New York artists won’t land a solo show for a very long time. This is usually a good thing, as it gives an artist the time to mature. (A note to collectors: yes, believe it or not, this can occur outside the gallery system.)”
(Source: ninaperlman, via jesuisperdu)
and then he was like, “Having abstract crushes is the way forward,” and I thought, “That’s a well articulated sentiment I can’t argue..”.
"There is immeasurably more left inside than what comes out in words."
—
Fyodor Dostoevsky (via moldavia)
always
(Source: stanielsbookclub, via moldavia)
"Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings."
— Salvador Dalí (via simko)
