I’ve gotta get outta here. I’m stuck inside this rut that I fell into by mistake.
– Relient KHave a good time, and remember: wear reflective tape, get lots of candy, and don’t put anything in your mouth that isn’t wrapped.
– Will to Jack (Will & Grace, season 1 episode 5, “Boo! Humbug”)Words That Don’t Exist in the English Language
L’esprit de escalier: (French) The feeling you get after leaving a conversation, when you think of all the things you should have said. Translated it means “the spirit of the staircase.”
Waldeinsamkeit: (German) The feeling of being alone in the woods.
Meraki: (Greek) Doing something with soul, creativity, or love.
Forelsket: (Norwegian) The euphoria you experience when you are first falling in love.
Gheegle: (Filipino) The urge to pinch or squeeze something that is unbearably cute.
Pochemuchka: (Russian) A person who asks a lot of questions.
Pena ajena: (Mexican Spanish) The embarrassment you feel watching someone else’s humiliation.
Cualacino: (Italian) The mark left on a table by a cold glass.
Ilunga: (Tshiluba, Congo) A person who is ready to forgive any abuse for the first time, to tolerate it a second time, but never a third time.
You have to be who you are. ‘Cause, if you’re not who you are, then… who are you?
– Doug FunnieLove is a butterfly, which when pursued is just beyond your grasp, but if you will sit down quietly it may alight upon you
– Nathaniel HawthorneAbout me
I believe in love.I believe in magic.
I don't care what you think of me.
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