3 things that have made me happier than normal in the last few days

1. florence + the machine

2. this painting

3. this quote:

"Nobody is a greater schoolgirl than a cynic.  Cynics cannot relinquish the rubbish they were taught as children: they hold tight to the belief that world has meaning and, when things go wrong for them, they consequently adopt the inverse attitude.  "Life's a whore, I don't believe in anything anymore and I'll wallow in that idea until it makes me sick" is the very credo of the innocent who hasn't been able to get his way".  

I think it's hilarious.

it's from a book i'm reading called the elegance of the hedgehog by muriel barbery.  i'm not sure how i feel about the book yet.  i really like some of the chapters that are narrated by an outrageously intelligent and observant 12 year old french girl.  this quote came from such a chapter.