Without music, life would be a mistake.

Ist nicht die Musik die geheimnisvolle Sprache eines fernen Geisterreichs, deren wunderbare Akzente in unserem Innern widerklingen und ein höheres, intensives Leben erwecken? (E.T.A. Hoffmann)

Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more; it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.

„Liberals and the left do not need the right to be online in the way that the right needs liberals and the left. The nature of reactionary politics demands constant confrontations –literal reactions – to the left.“ @alibreland.bsky.social “The Right has a Bluesky Problem”, The Atlantic

Urban-suburban-rural: If you stand naked on the front porch and the neighbors can't see you – it's rural. If you stand naked on the front porch and the neighbors call the cops on you – it's suburban. If you stand naked on the front porch and the neighbors ignore you – it's urban.

We live in a world where lemonade is made from artificial flavoring and furniture polish is made from real lemons.

„Niemand existiert mit Absicht. Niemand gehört irgendwohin. Jeder von uns muss sterben. Gehen wir fernsehen?“