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It is because so much happens. Too much happens. That’s it. Man performs, engenders, so much more than he can or should have to bear. That’s how he finds that he can bear anything. That’s it. That’s what is so terrible. That he can bear anything, anything.

William Faulkner, from Light in August (Vintage, 1991; first published 1932)

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"You said you were a Braves fan even through the rotten years."

“The horror, the horror.” - Kurtz in Joseph Conrad’s book The Heart of Darkness.

Also, the 2016 Atlanta Braves.

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Oh, the comfort — the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person — having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but pouring them all right out, just as they are, chaff and grain together; certain that a faithful hand will take and sift them, keep what is worth keeping, and then with the breath of kindness blow the rest away.

Dinah Maria Mulock Craik, A Life for a Life @chaccall (via sadika-darling)

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Yay!

Way to go, Jeff! I can't wait to read it!

Borderline Insanity--Coming Summer 2016

It’s finally official … Thomas & Mercer is going to release next  Dagny Gray thriller sometime in Summer 2016.  Look for more updates over the next few months.  I’ll be busy working with editors and cover artists, while trying to finish an outline for book 3.  For those who liked The Bubble Gum Thief, thank you for waiting, and I hope you like this one as much.

#Jeff Miller #Borderline Insanity

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I want Loretta
But she won’t have me
She married a loser
And he makes her happy What's this quote from?

It’s from Joe Purdy’s “Eagle Rock Fire”. 

If you aren’t familiar with Joe Purdy, you should remedy that as he’s basically the best thing since sliced bread, and I love him so much I once dreamed about him. 

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If you start, I’ll start. I have one, for The African Queen, that was a gift from my dad. I’m so jealous of your Indiana Jones cards! 

National Screen Service Corporation lobby cards/photographs are my heart and soul. I had a lot of these as a kid, but only 5 now. The 5 i have are Raiders of the Lost Arik and Temple of Doom related, but I think i maybe wanna start collecting them seriously. Movies are amazing.

#film #film history

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Oooh, in Tulsa.

David Allan Coe, 1982

#Oklahoma #the only time I know I'll hear #David Allan Coe

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A text I just sent.

“The ep where Phoebe and Rachel take a lit class at the new school is making me so jealous bc it’s the arts. I’m SO GOOD at the arts! And you can write papers in MLA style! I suck at science. And they make you use stupid APA. Wtf am I doing?”

#life #UGH #sigh #things have been...challenging

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A text I just sent. And the God's honest truth.

"Some people think that kids should be allowed to 'be kids' wherever they are, and some people think they should be allowed to as long as they're out of doors. *I* believe that it's never too early to teach children how to be respectful members of a civilized society, and that means, for example, that screaming at the top of one's lungs is fine if you're miles away from other people, but that screaming at the top of one's lungs when you're just outside of other people's living quarters is unacceptable asshole behavior."

#kids #behavior #please stop screaming I live here

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My, oh, my, you sure know how to arrange things You set it up so well, so carefully Ain’t it funny how your new life didn’t change things You’re still the same old girl you used to be

#life

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hand study

alfie ljuljdjuraj

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You’re flawed. Like, really flawed. And so is your current or future life-partner. Being flawed is part of the definition of being a human. And one of the worst fates would be to spend most of your life being criticized for your flaws and reprimanded for continuing to have them. This isn’t to say people shouldn’t work on self-improvement, but when it comes to a life partnership, the healthy attitude is, “Every person comes with a set of flaws, these are my partner’s, and they’re part of the package I knowingly chose to spend my life with.

Tim Urban, How to Pick Your Life Partner (WaitButWhy.com)

#life #love

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Hey-o!

#Bobbie Gentry

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Can you make prints of this and maybe sell them on Etsy or something? I would like to frame it as well.

Signed, One of those all or nothing girls

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You don’t have to be perfect to be beautiful.

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"And you'll have to spend the rest of your life knowing that someone else is married to your husband"

is a quote that's been in my head a lot lately, disconcertingly.

#When Harry Met Sally #love