It's just me, stripped to the barest.
Stripped.
A little light at the end of a very long tunnel
"Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better."
Samuel Beckett
"The plain fact is, you are the sun, and the industry is the moon. It only shines by reflected light."
Dennis Palumbo
"Photography seems to be one of those great pursuits that appeals very well to the briefly satisfied yet perpetually unsatisfied types."
Lamodeoutre
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"But then, the vast majority of human relationships are really nothing more than a decision to either keep it as just a moment, or turn that moment into something more."
Lamodeoutre
"Elegance is not the prerogative of those who have just escaped from adolescence, but of those who have already taken possession of their future."
Coco Chanel
"Hide not your talents, they for use were made. What’s a sun-dial in the shade?
[Benjamin Franklin]"
(via boticca)
"Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony."
Mahatma Gandhi
"Ignore the critics… Only mediocrity is safe from ridicule. Dare to be different!"
Dita Von Teese
"Pursue your passion. I know that’s not always possible at all times, for many reasons – but don’t let that reason be fear."
Holly Jean
CLUBCOUTURE ♥: body confidence
"You feel like so many people want to be the designer now, so many people want to be the photographer now. What I find quite sad is that you can’t find many pattern cutters, you can’t find many people who want to do the craft of it."
Sarah Burton
Alexander McQueen: the last interview - Times Online
"When developing an interest, an active interest, I think you’d go through that process too: Attention - seek out something that creates an arousal; Interest - find out what it is and if it’s going to be good for you; Desire - realise that you like it, you want it, you’ve really got to have it; and finally Action - do something about it, get it, make it yours."
La Mode Outré