Word: lifeness
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What is literature, in the end, but the art of rendering uncanny one’s own language, of not taking words for granted, of watching language undulate in slow motion through space? Nietzsche understood this. The quotidian life of any language ("What’s up?" "Nice weather!" "LOL") is naturally disenchanting. 99.99 percent of the words we speak show no trace of life. Clichés trickle from our zombie mouths. We speak a lot and say little. Literature re-enchants language; it fills its lungs with gasps. What are the pangs induced by good poetry...
...least, it was so easy to forget the life I had before these four years. As they say, “These have been the best years of my life.” I have been exposed to so many ideas and opportunities, including traveling to China and Honduras. Harvard has allowed me to spread my wings further than I could have ever imagined...
Rowing legend Jim Dietz once said, “In rowing, as in life, there are competitors and there are racers. The competitor works hard and rows to his limit. The racer does not think of limits, only the race...
...happy that we made it through four years of long distance, and being close again will be really great for us,” he said. “I’m excited to spend the rest of my life with...
...will remember your graduation as a happy conclusion to endless problem sets and exams, the beginning of the next chapter in your life, and a bittersweet farewell to close friends and valued mentors. It?...