MiguelATF's photos

“Work is the curse of the drinking classes.” ― Oscar Wilde Old photograph/Wall art inside a coffee house in Ashland, Oregon.

“Nature was quick to pass the sponge of her deluges over these awkward sketches (dinosaurs), these first nightmares of Life.” ― Villiers de L'Isle-Adam Inflatable plastic dinosaur, in my local supermarket.

“The best way of being kind to bears is not to be very close to them.” ― Margaret Atwood Large stuffed bear in a bookstore in Corvallis, Oregon.

“Cada libro, cada tomo que ves, tiene alma. El alma de quién lo escribió, y el alma de quiénes lo leyeron y vivieron y soñaron con él. Cada vez que un libro cambia de manos, cada vez que alguien desliza la mirada por sus páginas, su espíritu crece y se hace fuerte.” (Carlos Ruiz Zafón) “Every book, every volume you see here, has a soul. The soul of the person who wrote it and of those who read it and lived and dreamed with it. Every time a book changes hands, every time someone runs his eyes down its pages, its spirit grows and strengthens.” In a bookstore in Corvallis, Oregon.

“Every dog must have his day.” ― Jonathan Swift In a Game store, in Corvallis, Oregon.

“The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.” ― John Muir In Yamhill County, Oregon, on a winter afternoon.

"I like bars just after they open for the evening. When the air inside is still cool and clean and everything is shiny...” ― Raymond Chandler (The Long Goodbye)

“Los gatos que salen de las casas no dudan un instante en cruzar fronteras que sólo existen para los humanos.” ― Takashi Hiraide The cats who leave houses never doubt for a moment that they are crossing borders which only exist for humans.

“Retrograde time is forward time which has passed the turning point...(it) is information rich.” ― Philip K. Dick Mailbox somewhere in a rural part of southern Oregon.

"The trailer park dreams of the suburbs, and the suburbs dreams of the city, the city dreams of the stars, so on and so forth.” ― Maggie Stiefvater Trailer parked behind a fence in a rural area of southern Oregon.

“Listen, here's what I'd like to do: I'd like to live in a trailer and play records all night.” ― Charles Portis Trailer just outside of Phoenix, Oregon.

“Qué decirnos que no fueran superficies e ilusiones, de qué hablar si no pasaríamos nunca al otro lado para cerrar el dibujo, si seguíamos buscándonos desde muertos y muñecas.” ― Julio Cortázar

Van stopped in traffic somewhere in southern Oregon.

At the Harvest Festival Parade, in Talent, Oregon

“The most important kind of freedom is to be what you really are. You trade in your reality for a role. You trade in your sense for an act. You give up your ability to feel, and in exchange, put on a mask. There can't be any large-scale revolution until there's a personal revolution, on an individual level. It's got to happen inside first.” ― Jim Morrison

Mira, sólo hay un medio por matar los monstruos: aceptarlos. (Julio Cortázar) Look, there's only one way to kill monsters: accept them.

“If cats looked like frogs we'd realize what nasty, cruel little bastards they are. Style. That's what people remember.” ― Terry Pratchett Sculpture in Talent, Oregon.

“To make a thief, make an owner; to create crime, create laws.” ― Ursula K. Le Guin Fallen sign near Boiling Springs Lake, at Mt. Lassen Volcanic National Park.