“All my life, I’ve always wanted to be somebody, but I see now I should have been more specific.” — Jane Wagner, The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe
Tag: specificity
Quote of the Day
“Advertising is specific about what will make us happy. Perhaps that’s why we trust it, even though we know we shouldn’t.” — Frank Chimero, The Good Room
Quote of the Day
“Our minds can be gruesomely specific about our fears, but can only make vague, imprecise gestures at our desires through broad words like love, happiness, or contentedness.” — Frank Chimero, The Good Room
Quote of the Day
“Mostly what you lose with time, in memory, is the specificity of things, their exact sequence. It all runs together, becomes a watery soup. Portmanteau days, imploded years. Like a bad actor, memory always goes for effect, abjuring motivation, consistency, good sense.” — James Sallis, Black Hornet
Yahooey's Blog 