John Lennon: “It seems to me that the only true Christians were the Gnostics, who believe in self knowledge, i.e. becoming Christ themselves, reaching the Christ within, the light is the truth. Turn on the light. All the better to see you with, my dear.”
did he say this? Is this true at all?
I certainly hope so.
George R.R. Martin on writing women:
- Interviewer: There's one thing that's interesting about your books. I noticed that you write women really well and really different. Where does that come from?
- George R.R. Martin: You know, I've always considered women to be people.
If you haven’t read du Maurier, start.
(Source: amandaonwriting, via cairnpress)
Eupraxsophy: The Amazing Lithuanian Language
Lithuanian, which is spoken only by around 3.2 million people worldwide (most of whom live in Lithuania), is one of the oldest and most linguistically-pure languages in the world.
In fact, it retains many features of “Proto-Indo-European,” which is the common ancestor of the Indo-European…
Really?
Eupraxsophy: The death toll from the recent collapse of a factory mill in...
The death toll from the recent collapse of a factory mill in Bangladesh is now over 1,000. It’s been reported that many workers were aware of the risks but went in because they would otherwise be fired.
Regulations and unions are discouraged by international companies, which makes Bangladeshi…
What a pain in the ass!
(Source: latin-student-problems)
Costco CEO Craig Jelinek supports raising the minimum wage.
Costco announced record profits today, averaging $10,000 in profit per employee compared to $7,400 at Walmart.
The secret to Costco’s success is paying employees well, providing benefits, and giving them an opportunity to unionize.So large corporations’ excuses that treating & paying workers well would damage profits are all a crock of shit.
(Source: facebook.com, via wilwheaton)
Benjamin Dewey is taking his first vacation. New updates coming when he gets back. In the meantime, there are hundreds of Tragedies and Sadness Reprieves archived at http://tragedyseries.tumblr.com.
Gustave Crauk (1827-1905) Portrait d’une jeune japonaise
Reblog if you think reading is cool.
My little sister is having a little trouble with a person at her school because she likes reading and this person deems it ‘not cool’.
I want to prove to her that there are lots of people who love reading and think it is very much cool :D
A little reblog would be amazing! Thank you!
Unquestionably one of the coolest things on Earth, if not the coolest.
Reading is AWESOME!
Yes, reading is cool, but what I want to know is who is this chump she is listening to?
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