Taste of Philly

"The only reason that I’m not 

publishing it is because

a friend of mine 

that I respect very deeply

asked me if it was 

what I really wanted to say.

I told him that no,

it wasn’t what I wanted to say.

But I’m not so sure that 

I have actually ever

said anything I really wanted 

to.

Truthfully,

I have always wanted to 

be the quiet kid.

The one who sits in the 

midst of everything,

taking it in with a gentle nod.

And when he opens his mouth

everybody listens.

It didn’t work out that way, 

though.

I turned out to be 

the kid who talked too much

and seemed to have

an opinion on everything

even if I had no idea

what I was talking about.

I turned out to be the kid who

only said what I wanted

to say after I had already

blown my chances of

saying it.

I was ashamed,

I knew there were too many of those

in the world.

And what made it worse was that

I never had good timing.

I still don’t.

and I’m not sure that I ever will."

via FULL-FLEDGED NUDITY

Why Should I Worry?

Best of Friends

“I have faults enough, but they are not, I hope, of understanding. My temper I dare not vouch for. It is, I believe, to little yielding— certainly too little for the convenience of the world. I cannot forget the follies and vices of other so soon as I ought, nor their offenses against myself. My feelings are not puffed about with every attempt to move them. My temper would perhaps be called resentful. My good opinion once lost, is lost forever.”

via JANE AUSTEN

via ALEX LAKIN