Beau Taplin's Blog, page 164
September 8, 2014
People who compliment one thing by insulting another are awful.Appreciation over degradation,...
People who compliment one thing by insulting another are awful.
Appreciation over degradation, always.
Appreciation over degradation, always.
"I wish to describe you in such
wonderful detail
and language so lovely
you’ll have to stop..."
“I wish to describe you in such
wonderful detail
and language so lovely
you’ll have to stop me
mid-sentence
to say, ‘Shut up and kiss me.’”
- Beau Taplin || Shut up and kiss me.
wonderful detail
and language so lovely
you’ll have to stop me
mid-sentence
to say, ‘Shut up and kiss me.’”
- Beau Taplin || Shut up and kiss me.
"There’s this idea going around that strength is all
about appearances, pretending nothing matters..."
“There’s this idea going around that strength is all
about appearances, pretending nothing matters and
feigning great resilience. But that could not be
further from the truth. Survival at its essence requires
softness and rest. And if we do not allocate sufficient
time for healing we will find that in the future we are
dismantled by even the most trivial of hardships.”
- Beau Taplin || Keeping up appearances.
about appearances, pretending nothing matters and
feigning great resilience. But that could not be
further from the truth. Survival at its essence requires
softness and rest. And if we do not allocate sufficient
time for healing we will find that in the future we are
dismantled by even the most trivial of hardships.”
- Beau Taplin || Keeping up appearances.
September 7, 2014
"I’m not looking for something that catches
fire and burns spectacularly for only a few
short..."
“I’m not looking for something that catches
fire and burns spectacularly for only a few
short nights, but a simple gentle love that lasts
until my time is up.”
- Beau Taplin || The slow burn.
fire and burns spectacularly for only a few
short nights, but a simple gentle love that lasts
until my time is up.”
- Beau Taplin || The slow burn.
September 6, 2014
"A good friend will not just tell you it’s all
going to be fine. A good friend will tell you..."
“A good friend will not just tell you it’s all
going to be fine. A good friend will tell you it’s
all really fucked and the next few months will
be hell but will phone in for pizza, pour her
best liquor, and say, ‘You will not face this hell
alone.’”
- Beau Taplin || Friendship for dummies.
going to be fine. A good friend will tell you it’s
all really fucked and the next few months will
be hell but will phone in for pizza, pour her
best liquor, and say, ‘You will not face this hell
alone.’”
- Beau Taplin || Friendship for dummies.
September 5, 2014
"The most frightening nightmare
of all is neither of monsters, ghosts,
lost teeth or great falls..."
“The most frightening nightmare
of all is neither of monsters, ghosts,
lost teeth or great falls
but the simple lovely awful dream
of a lover who loves you no more.”
- Beau Taplin || My lovely nightmare.
of all is neither of monsters, ghosts,
lost teeth or great falls
but the simple lovely awful dream
of a lover who loves you no more.”
- Beau Taplin || My lovely nightmare.
"'Let me know you.''What are you talking about?' she replied, 'I’ve already told you everything there..."
“'Let me know you.'
'What are you talking about?' she replied,
'I’ve already told you everything there is to know.'
I shook my head—
'I’m not talking about your star sign or your favourite colour,'
I said, 'Give me the good stuff…What makes you tremble.
What makes your heart thump. I want the little dark truths
you lie about, even to yourself.’ ”
- Beau Taplin || Let me know you.
'What are you talking about?' she replied,
'I’ve already told you everything there is to know.'
I shook my head—
'I’m not talking about your star sign or your favourite colour,'
I said, 'Give me the good stuff…What makes you tremble.
What makes your heart thump. I want the little dark truths
you lie about, even to yourself.’ ”
- Beau Taplin || Let me know you.
"Kiss me until I forget
how terrified I am
of everything wrong
with my life."
“Kiss me until I forget
how terrified I am
of everything wrong
with my life.”
- Beau Taplin || The kiss.
how terrified I am
of everything wrong
with my life.”
- Beau Taplin || The kiss.
September 4, 2014
"Your complexity,
your chaos,
your gentle,
your sharp,
bury me alive
in all that you are."
“Your complexity,
your chaos,
your gentle,
your sharp,
bury me alive
in all that you are.”
- Beau Taplin || Buried alive.
your chaos,
your gentle,
your sharp,
bury me alive
in all that you are.”
- Beau Taplin || Buried alive.
"To be truly lonely has nothing
to do with the number of
people you share your life with.
The..."
“To be truly lonely has nothing
to do with the number of
people you share your life with.
The loneliest people
in the world are those
who can no longer
bear their own company.”
- Beau Taplin || True loneliness.
to do with the number of
people you share your life with.
The loneliest people
in the world are those
who can no longer
bear their own company.”
- Beau Taplin || True loneliness.
