"And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you. "
- Friedrich Nietzsche

"Lightness isn’t stupidity. It’s actually a philosophical and aesthetic viewpoint, deeply serious, and has a kind of wisdom—stepping back to be able to laugh at horrible things even as you’re experiencing them."

- Playwright Sarah Ruhl in an interview with John Lahr in The New Yorker.

abyss

A well is also an abyss.

If your whole being is dedicated to an abyss, what does that leave you with at the end of the day?

And if you stare into the abyss, what does it reflect back?

Wells in Folklore & Fairytales

3. Fountain: In some versions of the story, the fountain is a well. Traditionally, good spirits live in wells, and from thence came the tradition of throwing coins into wells in hopes of having a wish come true (Philip 1997).

-SurLaLune
Notes on The Frog King

conspiracy theory

Adrienne found this for me on Flickr.

A really bad joke

Me: I can't find Jessica McClure.
Friend: Did you look underground?

it's so beautiful

Everyone wants to think they matter. Everyone wants to believe that you could fall into trouble and the entire world would want to rescue you.