Rabolas's Blog: at sixes and sevens, page 210

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"October 19. The inner world can only be experienced, not described."

“October 19. The inner world can only be experienced, not described.”

- Franz Kafka, The Blue Octavo Notebooks
(via fyp-philosophy)

"Non mi sentivo a casa nella vita."

“Non mi sentivo a casa nella vita.”

- Anne Sexton
(via un-belmorir)

esarkaye: Guardian of the books.

esarkaye:

Guardian of the books.

"I don’t just want words. If that’s all you have for me, you’d better go."

“I don’t just want words. If that’s all you have for me, you’d better go.”

- F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Beautiful and Damned
(via help-n-quotes)

"La nostra vita è foglia e tronco, polla d’acqua, schiuma d’onda. Noi giochiamo a sfiorare le cose,..."

“La nostra vita è foglia e tronco, polla d’acqua, schiuma d’onda. Noi giochiamo a sfiorare le cose, non fuggiamo. Mutiamo. Questo è il nostro desiderio e il destino.”

- Cesare Pavese, Dialoghi con Leucò
(via doppisensi)

The Unbearable Lightness of Writing

The Unbearable Lightness of Writing

"The object of art is not to reproduce reality, but to create a reality of the same intensity."

“The object of art is not to reproduce reality, but to create a reality of the same intensity.”

- Alberto Giacometti.
(via ignacioararipe)

Seeing a light

Seeing a light

Top Ten Spookiest Classical Pieces

proseandpassion:

an-earth-witch:

Perhaps I’m feeling macabre, but tonight I’m digging out my favorite spooky classical pieces and listening to them. So I thought putting together a top ten list of these would be fun while I drink my scotch. Note: These are not really in any particular order. I love them all.

1. Beethoven: Piano Trio in D major, op. 70 no. 1, “Ghost” - 2nd movement. Rattling of chains, shrieking of spirits; the nickname of this trio fits it well. The first and third movement...