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we all have our hunger

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Undine (sculpture), 1904 - 1988.

by Isamu Noguchi.

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“No matter what happens in the world, however brutal or dystopian a thing, not all is lost if there are people out there risking themselves to document it. Little sparks cause fires too.”

Tomasz Jedrowski, Swimming in the Dark (2020).

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The Birth of Venus (painting), 1863.

by Alexander Cabanel.

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At lunchtime I bought a huge orange—

The size of it made us all laugh.

I peeled it and shared it with Robert and Dave—

They got quarters and I had a half.

And that orange, it made me so happy,

As ordinary things often do

Just lately. The shopping. A walk in the park.

This is peace and contentment. It’s new.

The rest of the day was quite easy.

I did all the jobs on my list

And enjoyed them and had some time over.

I love you. I’m glad I exist.

Wendy Cope, The Orange (2002).

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Emily Dickinson, No Crowd that has occurred.

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The Entombment (painting), 1612.

by Peter Paul Rubens.

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The Kiss (drawing), 1858 - 1925.

by Lovis Corinth.

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"I can never read all the books I want; I can never be all the people I want and live all the lives I want. I can never train myself in all the skills I want. And why do I want? I want to live and feel all the shades, tones and variations of mental and physical experience possible in life. And I an horribly limited.”

Sylvia Plath, The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath (1982).

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Oscar Wilde, Lady Windermere's Fan (1892).

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Saint Veronica (painting), 1652 - 1653.

by Mattia Preti.

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Kriemhild’s Accusation (painting), 1837 - 1909.

by Emil Lauffer.

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“But when it came right down to it, the skin of my wrist looked so white and defensless that I couldn't do it. It was as if what I wanted to kill wasn't in that skin or the thin blue pulse that jumped under my thumb, but somewhere else, deeper, more secret, and a whole lot harder to get at.”

Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar (1961).

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Still Life with Fruit, Oysters, and a Porcelain Bowl (painting), 1660 - 1679.

by Abraham Mignon.

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Lustige Blätter (illustration), 1901.

by Artus Scheiner.

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“The woods are lovely, dark and deep.

But I have promises to keep and miles to go before I sleep.”

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening (1923).

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I always thought insanity would be a dark, bitter feeling, but it is drenching and delicious if you really roll around in it— the help by kathryn stockett.

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1943 illustration by Dr. Giorgio Balbi.