January 2011
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20 Untranslatable Words from Around the World →
youmightfindyourself:
1. Toska
Russian – Vladmir Nabokov describes it best: “No single word in English renders all the shades of toska. At its deepest and most painful, it is a sensation of great spiritual anguish, often without any specific cause. At less morbid levels it is a dull ache of the soul, a longing with nothing to long for, a sick pining, a vague restlessness, mental throes,...
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“Existentialists are nihilists because they recognize that life is ultimately...”
– How to be an Existentialist, Gary Cox (via anahuachillo)
“I drink too much and I smoke too much, so everyday I google and check if Keith...”
– Anthony Bourdain (via firebrands, presumably, thatgirlwasme) (via futurisms) (via fyeareska)
