Posts Tagged ‘words’

it's the truth (if you think it is)

In beauty, life, words on 17 April 2009 tagged reality, truth, words with 6 comments

truth — it’s something i’m constantly seeking. to me, words are one of the few things that possess some absolute quality of truth.  not spoken words, but written words.  that probably explains why i’m such a collector of words — i have notebooks upon notebooks full of quotes, thoughts, random words that i don’t want [...]

quotes

In words on 31 October 2006 tagged quotes, wisdom, words with no comments

here are some that i’ve collected over the years: “with all its sham, drudgery & broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world.” (max erhmann) “one day, one night, i’ll dream a dream, perhaps like any other dream, except that i won’t know it is the last dream of my life.” (louise erdrich) “i don’t [...]

beyond the pale

In words on 29 October 2006 tagged pale, quote, words with no comments

Defined: Outside the bounds of morality, good behavior or judgment; unacceptable. The noun pale, from the Latin palum, meant “a stake for fences” or “a fence made from such stakes.” By extension it came to be used for an area confined by a fence and for any boundary, limit, or restriction, both of these meanings [...]