Worst way to die

"I am dying by inches from not having anybody to talk to of insects."
-Charles Darwin, age 18 at Cambridge in a letter to his cousin

Right now

Drinking a beer given to me by my ex (cleaning out the fridge) while reading a book lent to me by my favorite professor.

Throw everything in the world

"You pricks can throw everything in the world, and your girlfriend will still love me.”

-Iggy Pop, in response to audience members throwing bottles, cans, etc. at the stage during the Stooges’ last performance, Detroit, 1974

Last words during that performance:

"You nearly killed me, but you missed again, so you'll have to try next week."

Question

"How many people have you fallen for?"
"Too many."
"And how many is that?"
"One."

Unromantic

Here is the story of my parents' engagement: my mom proposed.  Or, rather, she told my dad that unless he married her, she wanted to date other men.  He went for a walk, came back, and said, "Okay, let's get married."

My parents tell this story over and over, laughing at how unromantic, how like her, how like them.  They've been married for almost thirty years.

When I told the boy I was in love with this story, he said, "That's beautiful."

"What?" I said, "No, it's not."

"Yes it is.  All he needed was a walk, and then he knew."

Nombrarte

No el poema de tu ausencia,

sólo un dibujo, una grieta en un muro,

algo en el viento, un sabor amargo.

-Alejandra Pizarnik, "Nombrarte"

My rough translation:

"Naming you"

Not the poem of your absence,

only a drawing, a crack in a wall,

something in the wind, a bitter taste.

Life

"[I]t is a salient feature of human life, as the novels present it, that it is lived only once, and in one direction."
-Martha Nussbaum, "Love's Knowledge"