Magrat: "He will make friends easily" she whispered. It wasn't much, she knew, but it was something she'd never been able to get the hang of.
Nanny Ogg: "A bloody good memory is what he ought to have," she said. "He'll always remember the words."
Granny Weatherwax: "Let him be whoever he thinks he is," she said. "That's all anybody could hope for in this world."
Troy and Abed
“Rich kids should go to public schools. The mayor should ride the subway to work. When wealthy people get sick, they should be sent to public hospitals. Business executives should have to stand in the same airport security lines as everyone else. The very fact that people want to buy their way out of all of these experiences points to the reason why they shouldn’t be able to. Private schools and private limos and private doctors and private security are all pressure release valves that eliminate the friction that would cause powerful people to call for all of these bad things to get better. The degree to which we allow the rich to insulate themselves from the unpleasant reality that others are forced to experience is directly related to how long that reality is allowed to stay unpleasant. When they are left with no other option, rich people will force improvement in public systems. Their public spirit will be infinitely less urgent when they are contemplating these things from afar than when they are sitting in a hot ER waiting room for six hours themselves.”
— Everyone Into The Grinder
filmmakers and audiences and critics alike all need to start suspending their disbelief again
Not socialist in a “I won’t have to work” type of way but socialist in a “I’ll still be working but I won’t be worried I won’t make the rent” type of way. In a “billions won’t be hoarded by one person” type of way. In a “janitors, fast-food workers, child care workers, preschool teachers, hotel clerks, personal care and home health aides, and grocery store cashiers, will live comfortably” type of way. In a “the sick and elderly will be cared for” type of way. In a “no child should work” type of way.
Look, the adulting life is tough, but remember, we are all just toddlers who were given responsibility.
Do nothing without a snack, a nap, and doing something actually fun for a bit. Bonus points if it's scooby doo themed
Challenge to white activists: make your activism about more than just counting the bodies. Share Palestinian art, culture, cinema, cuisine. Palestinians love life. Show the world their life.
There are Palestinians in the future.
god i love writing . these guys just do whatever the hell they want, all i have to do is agonize endlessly over which words to use
when i say "romanticise the ordinary" i don't mean "hide all aspects of your life that do not fit under some kind of aesthetic" but rather "strive to find beauty in all the little things because i promise you, happiness can be found everywhere"