It’s in her scrawny hand
It’s in her icy heart
It’s happening today
at 8:40 AM again.
One day, one page, one sketch of GREAT EXPECTATIONS, published daily at 8:40 AM.
It’s in her scrawny hand
It’s in her icy heart
It’s happening today
at 8:40 AM again.
No varnish can hide the grain of the wood. The more varnish you put on, the more the grain will express itself.
“The world was my oyster but I used the wrong fork.” ~Oscar Wilde
In my imagination I believe Frank O’Hara read this page once and loved it so much that he became a poet. I’m pretty sure that’s what happened.
“Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind. “Pooh?” he whispered.
“Yes, Piglet?”
“Nothing,” said Piglet, taking Pooh’s hand. “I just wanted to be sure of you.”
~A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh
I do solemnly and sincerely and truly declare and affirm that the evidence I shall give shall be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help yourself with some tea and fruit.
‘He was the ocean and I was the sand.’ ~The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
First Great Expectation down: London is decidedly overrated.
Often some of our more life halting or hating choices are made out of our wounded space. We get dumped so we resolve to never love again, just like Miss Havisham.
When you talk to a person, and ponder their thoughts and feelings, in association with their appearance and actions, you’re performing character analysis, whether you’re conscious about it or not. Be kind.
Egomania applies to someone who follows their own ungoverned impulses, is possessed by delusions of personal greatness, and feels a lack of appreciation. Someone suffering from this extreme egocentric focus is an egomaniac. The condition is psychologically abnormal.