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My name is Laura. I live in NYC. I'm a writer. Among other things. I take photos by accident sometimes. This is what we call an experiment.

I loved the church spires in Copenhagen. This is the Vor Frelsers Kirke in Christianshavn.

I loved the church spires in Copenhagen. This is the Vor Frelsers Kirke in Christianshavn.

There was so much to write.
— Ernest Hemingway, The Snows of Kilimanjaro
La vie m’est insupportable… Pardonnez-moi
— Dalida’s suicide note

Dalida singing “Ciao, Ciao Bambina” in French. So many genius things at the same time.

Paris: The Thing That Everyone's Seen

On the last night in Paris, I visit the Eiffel Tower, because no one can be cynical about the Eiffel Tower, even in February. I went up once, but not to the top. It was closed because of the wind. But I have never really needed to go up, to get the true bird’s eye. Once you have done it from the Tour Montparnasse or the Sacre Coeur, you don’t need to do it again, to see miniscule Paris. Or maybe I’m just leaving things, setting aside Paris experiences to have later. I never want to run out.

How is your husband worth 34 mil and you have teeth like a hobo??
— anonymous band message board
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“I will find a way to harm you or cause you suffering if you fuck with the mechanics of this piece”: A letter David Foster Wallace sent to Harper’s Magazine in 1998, containing strict instructions as to the proper formatting of the essay, and signed with a threat and the image of a skull and crossbones. (via)

lligv:

“I will find a way to harm you or cause you suffering if you fuck with the mechanics of this piece”: A letter David Foster Wallace sent to Harper’s Magazine in 1998, containing strict instructions as to the proper formatting of the essay, and signed with a threat and the image of a skull and crossbones. (via)

(via thebonepalaceballet)

From the November, 2011 Issue of Harper's Bazaar

  • Interviewer: Have you ever said something in the press that you would want to take back?
  • Giorgio Armani: Yes, quite often.
  • Interviewer: In English, we have the expression, "I put my foot in my mouth." Do you do that?
  • Giorgio Armani: Yes, but now I wear very nice shoes.
New York not Paris

New York not Paris

It’s not like I can take credit for an ingenious idea. I just pulled down my pants.
— Mark Wahlberg