November 2009
6 posts
“In that moment I lost completely the illusion of time and space: the world...”
– Henry Miller Tropic of Cancer
“I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out...”
– Jack London (via reluctantbuddha) (via quote-book) (via honeyhands)
“First, we will set up a single goal to represent educational success, which will...”
– Charles Murray in an arresting piece on America’s absurd, outmoded, socioeconomically cruel university system (thanks dad!). While at Bard I’d not have understood his points; my time at LSU illustrated his thesis: for many students, the B.A. is an artificial goal, often unattainable and usually...