Notes — On Life & Everything 4 short things, out loud. Half-thoughts, dated. https://hakanaltun.io/notes/ en Sun, 20 Sep 2026 17:27:41 +0000 September 11, 2026 “And what’s your name?” “Wait, it’s on the tip of my tongue.” That is how it all began. — Umberto Eco, The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana, trans. Geoffrey Brock I just love these opening lines. https://hakanaltun.io/notes/#queen-loana-opening-lines https://hakanaltun.io/notes/#queen-loana-opening-lines Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 “And what’s your name?” “Wait, it’s on the tip of my tongue.” That is how it all began.

— Umberto Eco, The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana, trans. Geoffrey Brock

I just love these opening lines.

]]> September 4, 2026 I cut a dear line last night and kept the one that had earned its place. It felt like a loss, and I still think it was one. To say something new, to say something beautiful, to say something dear.... https://hakanaltun.io/notes/#competing-for-the-light https://hakanaltun.io/notes/#competing-for-the-light Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 I cut a dear line last night and kept the one that had earned its place. It felt like a loss, and I still think it was one.

To say something new, to say something beautiful, to say something dear. They are always competing for the light. It falls on whichever has earned it.

]]> August 1, 2026 I was reading Cat in the Rain and thinking about the iceberg theory. Is it right to leave the audience this much room? You mean a when you say it. Some take it as b, some as c, and some... https://hakanaltun.io/notes/#cat-in-the-rain https://hakanaltun.io/notes/#cat-in-the-rain Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 I was reading Cat in the Rain and thinking about the iceberg theory. Is it right to leave the audience this much room?

You mean a when you say it. Some take it as b, some as c, and some just think, What the hell is this? But yes, that’s the beauty of it.

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