• I used to play in the high school band. There was an orchestra too, much smaller with only stringed instruments. Nothing like a true symphonic orchestra. I used to think band was my favorite class. I was so wrong!

  • To expound on profound matters, one must accept them as questions without answers and be glad of it. I have known too many philosophers who believe in absolute truths and are depressingly alone because of it.

  • There’s never the time to explore every possibility. You can know what you want and do the right thing, or you can take a long shot and deal with the backlash. There’s no such thing as an experimental film. You invest in pointless endeavors, you gamble with luck and love. You say you’ll know it when you see it, but then she doesn’t see it. If not both ways, it is one, and one can be lonely, but not without want. You can have what you want if you work hard and get lucky. You can be happy, and you can stay happy. If you’re lucky enough, you can find someone to make you that happy. A kiss, a look, a picture becomes ecstasy. There’s joy, fatigue, anger, trust, apathy, boredom, and truth. You can live in lies or you can adhere to truth. Or you can play games and pretend you really don’t care. Rock it, roll it, you can only grasp at control. How could life mean anything else?

  • My only motivation lies in actual work. Studying, writing, school hold no interest anymore. Now to tell my mother…

  • I had an epiphany the other day. Epiphanies have gotten me through my most important choices. They say that when you have a big decision to make you should flip a coin, because in the moment that it’s in the air you suddenly know what you’re hoping for. I would love to be able to [...]