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the present is all we ever always have

[academia-lucifer]

@academia-lucifer

[jinxproof]

Shalom Harlow | © Dewey Nicks

[389]

by Mark Sommerfeld

[catchymemes]

[mayonezli]

[perfectquote]

“I survived because the fire inside me burned brighter than the fire around me.”

— Joshua Graham

[boooklover]

“It’s much easier to tell yourself you’re a good person than it is to actually be one.”

M.L. Wang, Blood Over Bright Heaven

[readinginmars]

"Knives cannot be fools," Terren spat. "Swords do not know the concept of hate. A sharp enough edge does not fear being deceived, and a strong enough weapon does not need to think to win."

The Poet Empress - Shen Tao

[lucy-the-wyrm]

Some moments sift away, gone before they have a chance to begin. A lot of my childhood feels like that, empty or hollow. My youth is a collection of snapshots depicting the worst times.

Falling in Love With My Vampire Cat - Camilla Evergreen

[lucy-the-wyrm]

Of course, that was an issue in and of itself, because I constantly wished for things that weren't compatible with my destiny. I wished to travel. I wished to laugh. I wished for ballads and dances and tales. I wished for a life that I couldn't have, which was, apparently my greatest flaw.

Hot for Slayer - Ali Hazelwood

[poemwav]

Courtney Kampa (1987-2022)

From her book A BRIGHT AND BORROWED LIGHT

[diaryoftruequotes]

Life was a gamble. One never knew what tomorrow would bring. That shouldn't make her afraid to live though.

Sadie Bosque, A Deal with the Earl

[lucidloving]

THE QUESTION:

THE ANSWER:

Traci Brimhall, "Vive, Vive" // Cheryl Strayed, Tiny Beautiful Things

[noradaydreams]

𝑇𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝑜 𝑙𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑤𝑖𝑠ℎ ⋆.˚

[lunamonchtuna]

— Uma Thurman (via lunamonchtuna)

[deviika]

Lee Krasner // Franz Kafka

[lunamonchtuna]

— Mary Lambert, Shame Is an Ocean I Swim Across; "You Are with the Wrong Person" (via lunamonchtuna)