I Made It Through

“People who lie try to cover up their lie. People who speak the truth do not think that much.”

-Unknown

I don’t want to fade away, I want to flame away - I want my death to be an attraction, a spectacle, a mystery. A work of art.

Jennifer Egan, A Visit from the Goon Squad (via the-book-diaries)

“It’s always too soon to quit.” - Norman Vincent Peale

He could see the island of Manhattan off to the left. The towers were jammed together so tightly, he could feel the mass and stupendous weight. Just think of the millions, from all over the globe, who yearned to be on that island, in those towers, in those narrow streets! There it was, the Rome, the Paris, the London of the twentieth century, the city of ambition, the dense magnetic rock, the irresistible destination of all those who insist on being where things are happening-and he was among the victors!

Tom Wolfe, The Bonfire of the Vanities (via quotespile)

Sighing, like a hidden wind

I see your face

and breathe again

There is a light which shines

over secrets in our lives

Shines for you, and me

my friend

stars in my eyes,

stars in my heart

give me light to see

I wish, I wish

with all my soul and art

Shadows come, and shadows go

flicker fade into,

and out of existence

No resistance against the light

like a shadow in the sun

You were gone,

now you’re here

never too far away, my dear

still

You and I are one