"Because as Aquinas says, every choice is a renunciation. Every bagel eaten is a McMuffin foregone. Every moment of Netflix binged is a mountain unclimbed."
"I want to have my feet in the dirt and my head in the stars. Yeah, the stars here are dim and the dirt is covered in concrete – but, like I said, the more I get over myself, the more I like having something hard to do."
This was awesome. Great essay Taylor! Really enjoyed the read :)
"I’ve been adding some dirt to my life." Love the sentiment, and this piece which escapes sentimentality and aims for a truth. I'd much rather stare at dim stars than load a Uhaul, too.
"Because as Aquinas says, every choice is a renunciation. Every bagel eaten is a McMuffin foregone. Every moment of Netflix binged is a mountain unclimbed."
Life is Moby Dick and we are the spermaceti.
this made me lol "He does his own stunts; he doesn’t see his own kids." also wwtf thank you for the shoutout I did not know that was there
This was a trip, in a good way. Well done Taylor.
"I want to have my feet in the dirt and my head in the stars. Yeah, the stars here are dim and the dirt is covered in concrete – but, like I said, the more I get over myself, the more I like having something hard to do."
This was awesome. Great essay Taylor! Really enjoyed the read :)
"I’ve been adding some dirt to my life." Love the sentiment, and this piece which escapes sentimentality and aims for a truth. I'd much rather stare at dim stars than load a Uhaul, too.
I really want to see you perform this piece on stage somewhere!