"I would probably have to say that reading fiction — those stories fill the space that other people might use religious stories for. The bulk of what I know about human life I’ve gotten from novels. And I think the thing about novels that make them important to the people who love them is that there’s always another perspective."
"And then there is North Dakota, which is sheer grandeur, but you have to get off the freeway and get out of the car and walk. If you hike 10 miles at night on the High Plains of North Dakota, it could change your life. And for the good."
Garrison talks about where in America he gets “carried away” in a recent Q&A in the New York Times (via prairiehomecompanion)
Amen, Garrison.
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"A creative artist works on his next composition because he was not satisfied with his previous one."
Dimitri Shostakovich (via composerquotes)
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A 9-year-old boy who built an elaborate cardboard arcade inside his dad’s used auto parts store is about to have the best day of his life.
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This is fantastic. My faith in humanity is restored. — Tanya
"Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes lived long enough (1841-1935) to shake hands with both John Quincy Adams (b. 1767) and a young John F. Kennedy (d. 1963). One man, says Kottke, “spanning 200 years of American history."
