margaret lafleur

"Who are we, who is each of us, if not a combinatoria of experiences, information, books we have read, things imagined? Each life is an encyclopedia, a library, an inventory of objects, a series of styles, and everything can be constantly shuffled and reordered in every way conceivable." (Italo Calvino)

The Last Few Months

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When I realize I don't fit into some of my clothes anymore

At first:

But as soon as I want a snack:

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I think the only theme I was working with was empathy.

There’s a story in the book called “Thief,” which is an exercise in empathy that I’ve given...
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“Libraries aren’t in the real world, after all. They’re places apart, sanctuaries of pure thought.”

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Paul Auster (via picadorbookroom)

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The Impotence of a Good Life

This morning I was browsing the news as I do every morning and read about the following:
- The difficulties women have...
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Travel By: In Transit

…Transit is dull. We sit in planes and cars, on buses or trains and sometimes we look out windows or talk to our companions, but often we read. I am never surrounded by so many readers as I am when on a long flight. There are always exceptions. Kids with videogames. The inflight film. Spreadsheets open on laptops. But there are always those who turn to stories and books for company on the journey. These are my people, covering the distance with words.

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