𝓓𝓪𝓷𝓲𝔂𝓪𝓱

"the mere sight of her sparked an almost infinite range of fantasy, from Greek to gothic, from vulgar to divine." —desi, law student, intp, xxv🦢

[daniyyah]

"Someone will remember us, I say, even in another time."

~Fragments of Sappho, circa 630 - 580 BC🕊️

[kiefbowl]

the most important virtues for the young woman are as follows: time theft, selfishness, orgasms, irreverence to authority, sacrilegious behavior, a questioning mind, and eating regular meals.

[shisasan]

Anaïs Nin, Henry and June [originally published 1986]

[paper-fairy]

Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice — Chapter XLIX

[sailermoon]

james baldwin was so right when he said “the children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality.”

[luthienne]

i wake up thirsty and i think of palestine. i go to the doctor’s office and i think of palestine. a sign in the corner of the waiting room says ‘this is a place of healing, disruptive behavior will not be tolerated’ and i think of palestine. they probably weren’t thinking of bombs and snipers and mass graves in parking lots. i call my parents and i think of palestine. i drive to the grocery store and i think of palestine. i look at the clear blue sky and i think of palestine. i put the dishes away and i think of palestine. i feed my cat and i think of palestine. i listen to music and i think of palestine. i read poetry and i think of palestine. i text my friends and i think of palestine. i think of palestine and i think of palestine and i think of palestine

[saintmaryoliver]

by mahmoud darwish

[saintfelina]

women in GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums)

[seaymph]

“I live in so many centuries. Everybody is still alive.”

— Barry Hannah, from Ray: A Novel  (via mirroir)

[shisasan]

𝚁𝚊𝚋𝚒𝚗𝚍𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚑 𝚃𝚊𝚐𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙱𝚘𝚛𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚍 – 𝟿 [𝟷𝟿𝟹𝟽-𝟷𝟿𝟺𝟷]

[derangedrhythms]

[...] lulled by the dreamlike visions that rise up from the snow. By that serene delirium, that fatal fascination.

Anne Hébert, from 'Kamouraska', tr. Norman Shapiro

[daniyyah]

"I could have a poet for every one of my limbs, and my senses too."

🤎 from "The Eternal Quest" by Julian Branston.

[lilcowgirl7-deactivated20210223]

[ancientsstudies]

Sometimes we seek that which we are not yet ready to find.

ig credit: odwyer_sio9.

[maihonhassan]

i love 𝐔𝐫𝐝𝐮 because instead of saying "My schedule is swamped" you say "Kuch kaam hain apni marzi ke, kuch kaam faqat majboori hain, phir waqt bohat hi thora hai aur saare kaam zaroori hain."

[yohjimuse]

[roseverie]

marina.eerrie on ig

[dawnsfragrance]

— Michael Bogild