Nathan Scott
(Source: magicmanula)
The Post-Classic Neo-Modernist
“ It’s the oldest story in the world. One day, you’re 17 and you’re planning for someday. And then quietly, without you’re ever really noticing, someday is today. And then someday is yesterday. And this is your life. ”
Zarina - Kanaio, Maui
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“ I drove around Greece and found driving here easy because traffic rules don’t seem to matter. If you’re blocked by a one-way street, you barrel through in the wrong direction. Stop signs are merely suggestive. No-passing markers before blind turns mean: pass anyway, and pray. When an entire economy operates without rules, it has a problem. ”
“ I’ve never been quite sure about “Jack and the Beanstalk,” where the boy trades a cow for a handful of beans and eventually makes a fortune off the deal. I suspect that this tale is best interpreted as implying that risky enterprises can occasionally pay off, but taking on such outcome volatility also creates a nontrivial chance of being eaten by a giant. ”
