tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8819624418244213364.post2069475237586214729..comments2023-11-05T05:04:57.088-07:00Comments on Tightrope to the Sun: moments of clarityEmma Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07796214471206750069noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8819624418244213364.post-5043178443656794892015-05-20T12:38:03.167-06:002015-05-20T12:38:03.167-06:00oh wow. i love reading your words and just nodding...oh wow. i love reading your words and just nodding my head along like yup... i so get what you're saying. the part about being an artist, a writer and making a person more than a person and seriously i really fucking loved seeing that written down because don't you think sometimes you just need to be reminded of that? gosh, i sure do! <br /><br />it's funny because when i read, i highlight parts of books that i find to be inspiring or make me stop and think or something i want to come back and ponder more. i love seeing those highlights especially when i am prone to rereading... and the thing with Paper Towns is that whole book is highlight(able) but i remember quite vividly that one line that you pointed out here. that hit me hard, it does every time i see it, every time i read it, every time someone says it... it's just a simple fucking truth. <br /><br />anyhow, your passion and excitement about this film is contagious and i am very anxious to watch it. <br /><br />xokayla https://www.blogger.com/profile/15050867440391049778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8819624418244213364.post-76448744168289952032015-05-19T16:14:52.644-06:002015-05-19T16:14:52.644-06:00I think probably definitely I need to see this. A...I think probably definitely I need to see this. And this "It would be much easier to stay solo and write yourself the perfect person, adapted from life into fiction" is so my life. <br /><br />I was in a counseling session a few weeks ago (yes, as you know, I like to get right into things! haha), and I was talking about how when I was a kid, most everyone around me let me down. They lied, they cheated, they ran away, they shut me out, they ignored me or acted like I was too young to understand when, um, no, I understood quite well. I said that I knew they would never live up to what I needed. And my counselor asked, "And so what did 6-year-old Meghan do?"<br /><br />And I realized, right then, this is why I had imaginary friends. Because I really did. Up to a probably embarrassing age, I made up friends and adventures in my head because that was the survival tactic I came up with as a kid when I had to. <br /><br />Anyway, all I'm saying, as usual, is I get it. And I agree, it is dangerous. To imagine a person as more than a person. You could expound on that for months, probably.meg birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078564242720765023noreply@blogger.com