“On the stage . . . masks are assumed with some regard to procedure; in everyday life, the participants act their parts without consideration either for suitability of scene or for the words spoken by the rest of the cast: the result is a general tendency for things to be brought to the level of farce even when the theme is serious enough.” LifeEnoughLevelsResultsStageSeriousSceneRegardEverydayCastsTendenciesAssumptionThemeConsiderationMaskEveryday LifeProceduresParticipantsFarce Book:A Question of Upbringing: Book 1 of A Dance to the Music of Time Source: A Question of Upbringing: Book 1 of A Dance to the Music of Time
“Depression is useful. It signals that you need to make changes in your life, it challenges your tendency to withdraw, it reminds you to take action.” LifeNeedsActionChallengesDepressionTendenciesSignalsMaking Changes Author:Gloria E. Anzaldúa
“People are funny -- they are able to project personality onto anything. I remember as a kid I spent a $ 5 bill once and felt so bad because the other $ 5 bill was now going to be lonely without all the other bills I had in my wallet, you just invest these dead things with life and that is our tendency as people. So animation takes advantage of that, grabs on to it, and runs with it.” PeopleLifeRunningKidsAbleRememberFeltPersonalityProjectsAdvantageLonelyBillsTendenciesAnimationWallets Author:Pete Docter
“I love sleep. My life has the tendency to fall apart when I'm awake, you know?” KnowsLoveLifeFallSleepInspiringMorningFailureTendenciesNovelistsAwakeFalling ApartCan't SleepSleeping InFunny SleepGood SleepI Can't SleepGood Night SleepWant To SleepSleeping At NightDeep SleepFunny SleepingGrace Under PressureSleep LateRest And SleepLove SleepUnable To Sleep Author:Ernest Hemingway