/lit/ - Literature

>>5669922
>>5669997

lmao german is over for me now

>>5664559

Start with one of his stories, preferably Good Old Neon.

>>5656673

That's an interesting point, thank you.

And regarding your second point, I guess she's right in the way that yeah, they're useful for positive growth until [/unless] you personally transcend them. Which could possibly account for the charges of 'philosophical immaturity' of her work.

Does ayn rand really equate 'self interest' with 'power and material possessions'?

>>5655845

I think it's best if you're honest. If you internally make value judgements, it's best to either legitimately overcome those or just write it as it is.

'King's cross is a pretty terrible place.' sounds more intriguing to me than whatever syringe reference you can muster, especially because whatever drug metaphor you employ will betray your ignorance of the culture and then it's cringe time.

a quote by joey comeau that i really like is this:

you are never so low that you deserve to be lower

the more water you add to a cafe latte, the darker it gets (i think)

>>5651320

i'm not even kidding, this is the exact reason i've read this thing

>>5647766

4u

>>5647682

Can't deny

My mother tongue is turkish,
I speak english and french fluently,
I have a basic understanding of latin but it's been years since i've touched it,
+i used to speak italian but it's nearly all gone, though I think I could get it back with some effort

>>5647660

>Descartes

nigger, nooooooooo

masticate

>>5636796

Because if you've never read Bukowski you wouldn't have that opinion, essentially.

He's a one trick pony but he does that trick pretty well. He's a huge influence.

>>5634991

>quantum physics
>as a supportive argument for dumbed-down new-age

>>5632026

This was maybe the point of reference for the first post you've quoted:
http://thelastpsychiatrist.com/2012/04/whats_wrong_with_the_hunger_ga_1.html

And for the little prince it's obvious he's talking about actual flowers

>>5632025

edge: an opinion more thought-out than mine

>>5631981

the point is contextual awareness, kitty.

>>5631911

I do, yeah.

++
he's being like 90% ironic with the stalin thing.

>>5624576

http://www.egs.edu/faculty/slavoj-zizek/biography/

>>5621168

'cease, cows' seems pretty cool

>>5621227

Yeah, I'm pretty sure that my ex flatmate was a genius.

>>5620906

this is adorable