Cierta escritura de ficción es la escritura que hace que la realidad sea lo que es.

Bernardo Luís Munuera

(Los angostos esfínteres del dinero, La manía de leer)

But I am very poorly today & very stupid & hate everybody & everything. One lives only to make blunders.– I am going to write a little Book for Murray on orchids & today I hate them worse than everything so farewell & in a sweet frame of mind, I am.

Charles Darwin to Charles Lyell 

(When Charles Darwin hated everybody, Brainpickings)

Homeopathy of course, tragically in this case, has no side effects as it has no effects.

Homeopathy fails to treat Bradford campaigner,  The Twenty-First Floor

Tu bici no vale lo que cuesta, sino lo que representa para ti. 

Eneko Astigarraga (¿Sabemos candar nuestras bicis? 

Bicicletas, ciudades, viajes...)

Debajo de todo gran hombre hay siempre un becario aplastado.

Javier Sampedro (Dos Nobel mal dados, Simetrías)

Digamos que el latín botánico es al latín clásico lo que un mensaje SMS a Calderón de la Barca (aunque sin faltas de ortografía). 

Rafael Medina ("El latín, ni para la botánica", El País)

[...]

1) Be healthier. This means eat less and exercise more. [...] But honestly, it's way too easy to sit and eat all day when you are sitting in front of a computer. [...]

2) Do more work. Seriously. In grad school it's so easy to get lost in failed experiments or problematic code. I've been unfocused lately and not getting a lot done. And the reality is, I am actually expected to graduate one day, so today is best day to start working towards that goal! Truth is, actually accomplishing something is a tremendous feeling. I suggest you try it!

3) Focus on myself. This may seem selfish or even obvious, but I think we as grad students need to find a way to keep in touch with ourselves. [...] And otherwise, I've been ignoring my cell phone when walking to/from work. It's only a few minutes but it's nice to get lost in my thoughts like I did when I was a kid... [...]

So here's to a great 2012!

Cecilia ("New Year", Cecilia's blog @ PhD Comics)

Trabajar limita mi satisfacción.

José Carlos Capel

(¿Qué nos impide tuitear?, Gastronotas de Capel)