i'll start with a list, just like the one isaac davis makes at the end of manhattan (1979). i hope it's long enough; a short one would be depressing, after all.
why is life worth living?
(in no particular order)
1. the canals in amsterdam
2. nina simone's voice
3. nabokov's lolita
4. bill haverchuck eating grilled cheese in front of the tv
5. a good glass of red wine
6. very old movie theaters
7. bread with oil and vinegar
8. van gogh
9. laughing with my mom
10. cigarettes and coffee
11. spacious public libraries with comfortable seating
12. a documentary on a rainy night
13. countee cullen
14. sunlight through tree branches
15. tim and dawn kissing at the christmas party
