yellow fish

river view

three string guitar

because they're brown eyes, and you never know

All that befalls man from without in null and void. He essence does not depend on external circumstances; it depends exclusively on the value he gives himself. Riches, rank, social distinction, even health or intellectual gifts - all this becomes indifferent. What matters alone is the tendency, the inner attitude of the soul and this inner principle cannot be disturbed.

-An Essay on Man

golden

And this I believe: that the free, exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable things in the world. And this I will fight for: the freedom of the mind to take any direction it wishes, undirected. And this I must fight against: and idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual.

-East of Eden




So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservatism, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality nothing is more damaging to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future. The very basic core of a man's living spirit is his passion for adventure.

-Into the Wild

taco tuesday

Thou mayest, thou mayest! What glory! It is true that we are weak and sick and quarrelsome, but if that is all we ever were, we would, millenniums ago, have disappeared from the face of the earth. A few remnants of fossilized jawbone, some broken teeth in the strata of limestone, would be the only mark man would have left of his existence in the world. But the choice, Lee, the choice of winning! I had never understood it or accepted it before.

-East of Eden

rain and coffee

lost in your brown eyes