Too fat, too thin, too tall, too short, too serious, too old, too young, too shy, too straightforward, too complex, too simple, too strong, too weak, too ignorant, too wise, too moody, too apathetic, too sensitive, too insensitive, too incomprehensible, too enigmatic, too apologetic, too brave, too coward, too responsible, too irresponsible, too mature, too immature, too indifferent, too interested, too irreverent, too formal, too informal, too good-looking, too ugly, too geeky, too punk, too elegant, too casual, too childish, too old-fashioned, too friendly, too unfriendly, too conservative, too liberal, too religious, too apolitical, too stupid, too intelligent, too kind, too sweet, too rough, too unkind, too uptight, too funny, too hot, too cold, too big, too small, too generous, too mean, too kinky, too dull, too demanding, too boring, too lucky, too unlucky, too confident, too insecure, too bright, too thick, too slow, too fast, too self-centered, too forgiving, too easy, too difficult, too careful, too carefree, too gentle, too sincere, too hypocrite, too mysterious, too transparent, too good-hearted, too evil, too brainy, too brainless, too good, too bad, too excessive, too much, too many… Too many too’s. Be yourself. Do what you love. And fuck the rest.
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Dwayne: I wish I could just sleep until I was eighteen and skip all this crap-high school and everything-just skip it.
Frank: You know Marcel Proust?
Dwayne: He's the guy you teach.Frank: Yeah. French writer. Total loser. Never had a real job. Unrequited love affairs. Gay. Spent 20 years writing a book almost no one reads. But he's also probably the greatest writer since Shakespeare. Anyway, he uh... he gets down to the end of his life, and he looks back and decides that all those years he suffered, those were the best years of his life, 'cause they made him who he was. All those years he was happy? You know, total waste. Didn't learn a thing. So, if you sleep until you're 18... Ah, think of the suffering you're gonna miss. I mean high school? High school-those are your prime suffering years. You don't get better suffering than that.Dwayne: You know what? Fuck beauty contests. Life is one fucking beauty contest after another. School, then college, then work... Fuck that. And fuck the Air Force Academy. If I want to fly, I'll find a way to fly. You do what you love, and fuck the rest.(scene from Little Miss Sunshine)
Be yourself. Do what you love. And fuck the rest.
Do not know if Proust would agree (on those terms), but I guess so.
Pure philosphy of life.
Thanx again, paco.
You are probably right on your comment about Proust, Ruben. I do not really know much about him. I have wanted to read his "A la recherche du temps perdu" for a while now, but I never seem to find the time (something which, on the other hand, seems quite logical given the title ;-).
Un abrazo!