May 2013
39 posts
ingridcomplex:
She kissed him kind, and hard, and desperately, and the Colonel could not think about any fights or any picturesque or strange incidents. He only thought of her and how she felt and how close life comes to death when there is ecstasy. - Hemingway, Across the River and Into the Trees
alicedelarge:
“I believe that love that is true and real creates a respite from death. All cowardice comes from not loving or not loving well, which is the same thing.”
Soulgasm
Date a boy who travels. Date a boy who treasures experience over toys, a hand-woven bracelet over a Rolex. Date the boy who scoffs when he hears the words, “vacation,” “all-inclusive” or “resort.” Date a boy who travels because he’s not blinded by a single goal but enlivened by many.
You might find him in an airport or at a book store browsing the travel...
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There is a handful of people with whom I feel an unwarranted and inseparable link. Within that first look, they branded their names on my soul without my knowledge. They hover around me, only occasionally dipping a toe in the water enough to send any ripples my way: in essence, complete strangers who simple reside in the frayed edges of my paradigm. Yet they evoke a sense of deep caring I...
The gods envy us. They envy us because we’re mortal, because any moment may be...
– Homer, The Iliad (via ciinemas)
Trying to write about love is ultimately like trying to have a dictionary...
– David Levithan (via jinquotes)
Insomnia is a real b-word
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April 2013
38 posts
And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than...
– Anaïs Nin (via strange-infatuation)
There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the...
– N. Mandela