"men of snow" - ingrid michaelson

people and things i have been inspired by as of lately:

• the photographs of ryan mcginley and alison scarpulla
• amber ortolano (she’s only 15)
• the movie submarine
• the soundtrack for ^
• overheard conversations
• the colours of the trees on campus
• paradoxes
• quirks and abnormalities in other people
• this guy’s tumblr
• this woman’s voice
• this man’s voice
• the way snow looks on a mountain
• castles and old cathedrals
• willow trees when they sway in the wind
• houses and rooms (how where we live can say so much about who we are)
• fleeting moments shared with intriguing strangers through alternating eye contact (especially while on public transit)
• the sound of piano keys and violin strings
• this
• and this

the colour of the trees at the park near my house.

“All of my books are about two people trying to talk to each other. Everything that I’ve ever written is about people trying to talk to each other and the total impossibility of ever saying actually what you want to say and being understood exactly as you want to be understood and the worth of trying. The books are not depressing. They are not about how we’ll never be able to communicate. They are about how we continually try to communicate and how those efforts are so important and so beautiful.” - Jonathan Safran Foer