Quotes, part 2

There are quotes that are good, quotes that are bad, quotes that feel personal, quotes that feel universal, quotes that pluck one's chords and quotes that seem needless. But there are, in our modern world, a lot of quotes: popular culture and all it's tropes make an endless source of material. Today, I intend to share a few quotes with you, for varying reasons. This first one, as a world view. Also, there's a lot of artsy photographs I've taken during the summer, so there'll be a few of those too.

The appropriate reaction to reality is to go insane.
- Philip K. Dick

We live in a crazy, senseless world. There are senseless people that do senseless things, stuff that simply happens for no reason at all. Entropy is a fact, not fiction, and there's no point in fighting it. In the words of many an aspiring musical poet (rappers, usually), ride the wave.

This wonderful piece was done by Evan Robertson. He's done a set of these, with a piece of art attached to each quote. I found this one to speak the loudest, to me.

The modern need for quotes has made a market for people with a penchant for quotes. When everything is put down somewhere, the ability to put down something meaningful starts to mean a lot. Not all aspirants succeed, of course: most don't. There are those, however, that manage to make something with words. One of such people is Paul Graham, a lisp programmer turned investor and essayist. A man of many words, but he has his bright moments. 

Dressing up is inevitably a substitute for good ideas. It is no coincidence that technically inept business types are known as "suits."

- Paul Graham

 

Nerds don't just happen to dress informally. They do it too consistently. Consciously or not, they dress informally as a prophylactic measure against stupidity.

- Paul Graham

 

 Those two speak for themselves about clothing and it's means and meaning, so I'll pull this to a close with a couple of pictures. 

 

Before that, however, a few words yet. This is, as most will know, the last day of August. I promised, back about four months ago, that there would be 40 posts from this summer here come the end of summer. Now, September rolls in tomorrow, and this is the 40th post. I've enjoyed rambling about things: writing clarifies thoughts. There are ventures that were left halfway, others that I pulled through with, and some things I promised I'd write about and still haven't. Thus, I'll try to keep on writing through the winter to come. I hope some of this is worth a read, since most of this has been worth writing. Now, here's those pictures, and have a nice autumn.