Art and Culture, Quotes

Quote of the Day: Dorothy Parker

Four be the things I am wiser to know: Idleness, sorrow, a friend, and a foe.

Four be the things I’d been better without: Love, curiosity, freckles, and doubt.

Three be the things I shall never attain: Envy, content, and sufficient champagne.

Three be the things I shall have till I die: Laughter and hope and a sock in the eye.

“Inventory” by Dorothy Parker (1893 – 1967)

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Europe, Quotes, Roaming

Travel Tuesday: Bitter Lemons

“Journeys, like artists, are born and not made.

A thousand differing circumstances contribute to them, few of them willed or determined by the will – whatever we may think.

They flower spontaneously out of the demands of our natures – and the best of them lead us not only outwards in space, but inwards as well.

Travel can be one of the most rewarding forms of introspection…”

           – Bitter Lemons by Lawrence Durrell

 

Analysis, Review

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

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It was recently recommended to me that I read a coming-of-age YA book called Perks of Being a Wallflower, all while being told “it is a beautiful read” and that I “must” read it.

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Journalism

Inspired by Journalism Summer School

For the past two weeks I have been working with News Associate at Journalism Summer School. It’s been a very fun and rewarding time. It taught me a wide range of subjects within the industry, and even got me to work on a paper they run.

My mind has practically blown over how many areas of journalism there are, and which ones I could work in.

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