"Him who has not praised thirst and drunk the water of the sands from a sallet, I trust him little in the commerce of the soul."
From "Anabasis" by Saint-John Perse (1924)
It's one of those lines that make me pause and sigh when I encounter them. Outdated? Sure. Still gorgeous and profound.
Normalize saying “thank you” when people refer to you as weird.
It’s my birthday and I am apparently still young enough to wake up with the unrealistic hope of finding an InBox full of acceptance emails.
Bought a book from Thriftbooks described as “acceptable” condition but it’s full of margin notes. Ordinarily, I enjoy those and find it’s like participating in a great conversation. Sadly, this speaker’s an idiot.
