But I still go to the movies alone, all the time. It’s as near as I come in my life to any reverent or worshipful or meditational practice. As a solitary moviegoer, I can take a break to go to the bathroom and return to another part of the theatre and watch from a different seat—a thrill that has not diminished.
He just needs to keep it up for the rest of his life.
The benefits of being on good terms with your friends and family are obvious and concrete; the benefits of writing about them are still largely speculative.
Jonathan Franzen: the path to Freedom | Books | The Guardian
Presumably there are soulful and deep reasons for a seventeen-year-old wanting to be a rich and beautiful actress/model/celebrity who fucks pop stars, gives people tips about makeup, cuts records, shows up in people’s music videos, and eventually has babies, but there are no possible deep soul reasons for an eighteen-year-old wanting to be a rich and beautiful actress/model/celebrity who fucks porn stars, gives people tips about sex, cuts records, shows up in slightly better music videos, and eventually has babies.
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Henry IV clip: Prince Hal is Summoned to Court
(Jeremy Irons Tom Hiddleston)
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