“The reparative turn, as applied to art, is in many ways a continuation of the orthopedic aesthetic, with the difference being that the twentieth-century model imagined the audience as numb, constricted, and in need of being awakened and freed (hence, an aesthetics of shock), whereas the twenty-first-century model presumes the audience to be damaged, in need of healing, aid, and protection (hence, an aesthetics of care).”
Source: On Freedom: Four Songs of Care and Constraint
“There is a lot of inconvenience in the corporate medical system.”
“His family didn’t really care how he did; his wife just wanted him to enjoy his sport.”
Source: The Brave Athlete: Calm the F*ck Down and Rise to the Occasion
“Molly almost goes out of her way to describe how loving and supportive her parents have always been, emphasizing in particular the fact that, while she was growing up, her mom couldn’t have cared less whether Molly ran or didn’t run, and if she ran, whether she ran well or poorly, as long as she was happy.”
Source: The Comeback Quotient: A Get-Real Guide to Building Mental Fitness in Sport and Life
“As you get wiser, you stop caring about everything.”
“If you don’t resist it, once critical people have had their say, they’re done with it. Say “Thanks for being honest” or “Thanks for taking the time to let me know how you feel” or “Thanks for caring so much.” Simple, subtle, and sweet.”
Source: Dealing with People You Can't Stand: How to Bring Out the Best in People at Their Worst
“There's a weird logic that explains a common truth.”
Source: Master of Stupidity
“Watchin you go to sleep
Finest Full Moon
Yet even though a blink glimpse;
Comparing to the eternity,
Which I set up
In it with you
Endless Joy
Spending the eternity
With you and only you
A beautiful eternity
With you always my side
Until our below 100 eternities
Are ended”
“This small act of thoughtfulness hit the heartstrings that quietly ask, Who’s taking care of you? Who’s thinking of you?”
Source: Dessert Can Save the World: Stories, Secrets, and Recipes for a Stubbornly Joyful Existence
“Una visione politica realmente globale richiede allora di abbracciare quello che definiamo un cosmopolitismo quotidiano, una cura promiscua su scala globale che porti la nostra visione della cura al di là delle strutture di parentela, delle comunità e degli stati fino alle zone più remote ed “estranee” del pianeta. I soggetti cosmopoliti, letteralmente i “cittadini del mondo”, sono quelli che hanno a cuore il mondo.”
Source: The Care Manifesto: The Politics of Interdependence