Aesthetic Land

#shatter me #literature #picspam #reblog

books read in 2016: shatter me series by tahereh mafi

for so many years i lived in constant terror of myself. doubt had married my fear and moved into my mind, where it built castles and ruled kingdoms and reigned over me, bowing my will to its whispers until i was little more than an acquiescing peon, too terrified to disobey, too terrified to disagree. i had been shackled, a prisoner in my own mind.

but finally, finally, i have learned to break free.

#the hating game #literature #picspam #reblog

BOOKS READ IN 2016: the hating game by sally thorne

I have a theory. Hating someone feels disturbingly similar to being in love with them. I’ve had a lot of time to compare love and hate, and these are my observations. Love and hate are visceral. Your stomach twists at the thought of that person. The heart in your chest beats heavy and bright, nearly visible through your flesh and clothes. Your appetite and sleep are shredded. Every interaction spikes your blood with adrenaline, and you’re in the brink of fight or flight. Your body is barely under your control. You’re consumed, and it scares you.

#the song of achilles #literature #picspam #reblog

ya lit meme: ten series or books (3/10) — the song of achilles

we were like gods at the dawning of the world, and our joy was so bright we could see nothing else but the other.

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“Run now,” Lady Marion said, and shoved her into the night.

That moment Lady Marion had chosen a desperate hope for her kingdom over herself, over her husband and the daughter who would wait and wait for a return that would never come.

That was the moment that had broken everything Aelin Galathynius was and had promised to be.

That was the moment she could not face—had not faced.

#throne of glass #literature #picspam #reblog

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the grisha trilogy: cover redesign

#the grisha trilogy #literature #graphic #reblog

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the D R E G S as greek gods.

#six of crows #literature #picspam #reblog

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READ IN 2016: The Foxhole Court (All for the Game #1) by Nora Sakavic

“Home,” he whispered, needing to hear it aloud. It was a foreign concept to him, an impossible dream. It was frightening and wonderful all at once, and it set his heart racing so fast he thought it’d drum out of his chest. “Welcome home, Neil.”

#the foxhole court #literature #picspam #reblog

once upon a time characters: Emma Swan

“People are gonna tell you who you are your whole life. You just gotta punch back and say, “No, this is who I am”. You want people to look at you differently? Make them! You want to change things, you’re gonna have to go out there and change them yourself, because there are no fairy godmothers in this world.”

once upon a time characters: Killian Jones

“A man unwilling to fight for what he wants, deserves what he gets.”

once upon a time characters: Mary Margret Blanchard

“Believing in even the possibility of a happy ending is a very powerful thing.”

relationships: Emma x Killian → once upon a time

“If you’re afraid of losing your happy ending that means you’ve found it. What is it?”

“Don’t you know Emma. It’s you.”