words. before. words.

Found Words – Feist

thelitlife — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:11:17 +0000

“We’ll collect the moments one by one/

I guess that’s how the future’s done.”

-Mushaboom

Found Words – Jeff Eastin

thelitlife — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:04:47 +0000

Peter: “That’s not a miracle. (pause) It’s not a parting of the Red Sea.”

Neal: “I take my miracles where I can get ‘em.”

-”Book of Hours,” White Collar S1E3

Found Words – Jeff Eastin

thelitlife — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 03:03:59 +0000

Neal: “Weren’t you ever a Boy Scout?”

Mozzie: “Oh, I got kicked out. Pinewood Derby…magnets…it was a whole thing.”

-”Book of Hours,” White Collar S1E3

Found Words – Nicholson Baker

thelitlife — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 20:35:45 +0000

“Poetry is prose in slow motion.”

-The Anthologist

Found Words: James Krefft

marginal prose — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:33:08 +0000

This is fan mail to the Freakonomics folks:

Recently I borrowed a copy of your book from a friend (so basically pure benefit for me) and I must say I am impressed. I am well-read, reading on average four books per week. With that said, I love SuperFreakonomics. In fact I enjoyed them so much and your unorthodox approach, that I award both authors the rank of Honored Elder. To quantify, this here is my own ranking of authorial/analytical skill:

Philosopher King
Honored Elder
Elder
Ruler of the Aegis
Lord of the Manor
Lord
Knight
Squire
Sion
Moop
Dan Quayle
Kim Jong Il
Alan Greenspan

Why is Alan Greenspan so bad? Because he created an interest environment that only encouraged bad behavior like: sub-primes, no savings, etc. Anyway, great book. If I am ever in power, you will hear from me.

Found Words – Paul Simon

thelitlife — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:22:08 +0000

“These are the days of miracle and wonder
This is the long distance call
The way the camera follows us in slo-mo
The way we look to us all
The way we look to a distant constellation
That’s dying in a corner of the sky
These are the days of miracle and wonder
And don’t cry baby, don’t cry
Don’t cry”

-The Boy in the Bubble

Found Words/Found Music – Jaymay

thelitlife — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 11:26:21 +0000

What’re you so afraid of?
Why you feelin’ scared?
What’s the worst that’s gonna happen?

Standin’ in the moonlight
I can tell you feel doomed
Though nothin’ is wrong no nothin’

You say maybe a crane will fall from the sky
maybe a dove will dive and die before your eye

It’s too early to say it’s too early to say goodnight . . . goodnight
It’s too early to read it’s too early to read by the firelight

What’re you so afraid of?
Why you feelin’ scared?
What’s the worst that’s gonna happen?

Standin’ in the meadow
with sunlight in your eye and a sense of so much sorrow

You say maybe a plane will fall from the sky
maybe your lover will lie and die before your eye

It’s too early to say it’s too early to say goodnight . . . goodnight
It’s too early to read it’s too early to read by the firelight

-Never Be Daunted, heard in “HappyThankYouMorePlease”

Found Words – Josh Radnor

thelitlife — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 02:08:19 +0000

“Did you ever play sports as a kid? Do you remember ‘walk it off’? No matter what happened, right? Your eyeball could be, like, hanging out of its socket. Coach would run over, scoop you up, ‘You’re all right, kid, just walk it off.’ And I’m sure a few of those times I was legitimately hurt. But just having this concept, ‘walk it off,’ as a way to, I don’t know, heal myself, it worked. I just walked that sh** off.”

-Charlie, “HappyThankYouMorePlease”

Found Words – C. Hax

marginal prose — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 03:58:25 +0000

Another hunch, but, which type of person do you run across more: evil or scared?

- Caroline Hax (Washington Post)

Found Words/Found Music – Jim Henson

thelitlife — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 02:28:28 +0000

“Who said that every wish would be heard and answered
when wished on the morning star?
Somebody thought of that
and someone believed it,
and look what it’s done so far.
What’s so amazing that keeps us stargazing?
And what do we think we might see?
Someday we’ll find it, the rainbow connection,
the lovers, the dreamers and me.”

-The Rainbow Connection