January 2011
57 posts
He that cannot reason is a fool. He that will not is a bigot. He that dare not...
– Andrew Carnegie (via paxmachina)
Hotel made out of trash opens in Madrid, Spain →
lecrayonkhol:
Yes, yes, yes! This is exactly what should be done in every major city. Next on the list: CAIRO!
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20 Untranslatable Words from Around the World →
somebeautifulplace:
1. Toska
Russian – Vladmir Nabokov describes it best: “No single word in English renders all the shades of toska. At its deepest and most painful, it is a sensation of great spiritual anguish, often without any specific cause. At less morbid levels it is a dull ache of the soul, a longing with nothing to long for, a sick pining, a vague restlessness, mental throes, yearning....
A witty saying proves nothing.
– Voltaire (via paxmachina)
Prime numbers are what is left when you have taken all the patterns away. I...
– Mark Haddon; The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Instead, she was practicing speeches. Long, beautiful speeches all designed to...
– Bella Bathurst - Special (via 18991th, abookshelf)
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‘I do like candles,’ Asya says […]
‘Yes,’ Gerald says, ‘they’re the best...
– In The Eye Of The Sun