Land of Broken Promises

Maria

[butterflypeaflowertea]

ever since i was a little girl i knew i was doomed to take things too seriously and think about them forever

[sorciere-verte]

Surviving on caffeine and rage

[paper-wounds]

Fortesa Latifi, from The Truth About Grief.

[philosophybits]

“I seem to have such strength in me now, that I think I could stand anything, any suffering, only to be able to say and to repeat to myself every moment, ‘I exist.’ In thousands of agonies — I exist. I’m tormented on the rack — but I exist! Though I sit alone in a pillar — I exist! I see the sun, and if I don’t see the sun, I know it’s there. And there’s a whole life in that, in knowing that the sun is there.”

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov

[rowanisawriter]

2026

DO THE ABSOLUTE MINIMUM AT WORK. MAKE ART THAT HURTS. ABANDON ALL GUILT AND SHAME. DONT LET THEM KILL YOUR SOUL. BECOME YOUR OWN PERSONAL GOD. GROW SPIKES. DONT LET THEM KILL YOUR SOUL

[madgirlscosm-deactivated2025051]

(excerpted from Leila Chatti's poem: "Tea", published in Missouri Review)

[currentlycryingaboutlancelot]

hamlet is kind of like if there were a murder mystery but in the process of solving it the detective just starts killing people

[fairycosmos]

i feel like ive missed out on so much in life. i wish i had been born different. there’s so much grief in this feeling

[catnippackets]

I need to frequently remind myself to stop spending effort rehearsing conversations that are never going to happen because I truly spend so much time ruminating on situations that make me upset for like no reason

[aclockworkorange]

“I’ve learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights. I’ve learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you’ll miss them when they’re gone from your life. I’ve learned that making a “living” is not the same thing as making a “life.” I’ve learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance. I’ve learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back. I’ve learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision. I’ve learned that even when I have pains, I don’t have to be one. I’ve learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back. I’ve learned that I still have a lot to learn. I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”

— Maya Angelou

[wetheurban]

There’s a special grief reserved for almosts.

[touchhorseexperience]

i never wanna hear ohhh i drank too much wine i smoked too many cigarettes last night i feel awful. cultivate a european mindset. you just need an espresso. life is an alchemical process and you are the alembic

[lovesdaya]

@lovesdaya

[lunamonchtuna]

you desire love but push away affection? what are you? written by Dostoevsky?

[newporters]

well at least at the end of the day its the end of the day

[michalinamurawska]

[kitttenteeth]

“i just like my alone time” i say as if loneliness hasn’t been all i’ve known since childhood