Iestyn Tudor

welsh writer | english student https://iestynjtudor.wordpress.com/

[iestyntudorwriter]

Eventually, there arises a moment where you experience a form of heightened attention towards someone. You notice - you really notice - the colour of their eyes, the way they move, the size of their hands. Minute details accumulate to establish an omnipotent and irresistible image.

This moment marks the beginning of an infatuation. This moment marks the beginning of an endeavour with two potential outcomes; love or heartbreak. 

When you experience this moment, you will understand.

[raeiyyn]

1 & 2. Lindsay C. Gibson, "Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents" // 3. // 4. Katherine Fabrizio, Our Heart // 5. albertlaw's picture via flickr // 6. Father John Misty, I love you, Honeybear // 7. bojack horseman (02 x 1) // 8. Karen Thompson Walker, The Age of Miracles

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love the red on this one. real

[iestyntudorwriter]

Rainwater drips from the gutter; plinking rivulets that shatter on the slanting roof tiles outside my window. 

That sound is the only consistent  thing in  my life.

[iestyntudorwriter]

Should writers read more than they write?

[krakenguts-deactivated20140908]

I wish none of you were sad

[ultraviolet-eucatastrophe]

I love when you're reading a story and you get this sense of "oh the writer enjoyed this". Like, as a distinct thing from writing that feels self-indulgent on the writer's part. Sometimes it's just like... they were having the BEST time writing this and it shows

[heartcountry]

i love when poetry does that (makes every moment of my life stack on top of one another and sit on my heart until i am sure every cell in my body remembers it is alive again)

[tulipsofthemorning]

[safanoora-deactivated20161021]

How beautiful, to remain a mystery in a world of people who have nothing left to hide.

[ukeking]

the secret to losing followers is being yourself

[iestyntudorwriter]

Jokes on you, I have absolutely no idea who I even am

[tear-dropp-deactivated20241031]

those days where you don’t even feel like speaking

[iestyntudorwriter]

Every day at this point

[eathotchip-deactivated20240816]

i believe in the inherent goodness of people

[moonandnightss]

— Mary Oliver, Entering the Kingdom

[valtsv]

"i'm normal" only has 2 meanings

1.

2.

[m-l-rio]

One real benefit of reading I rarely hear anybody mention is how much more interesting life becomes when you read a lot. It depends what you’re reading, of course, but most (good) books will teach you something you didn’t already know, and even if you have to give the book back to the library, you get to take that much with you. A lot of people talk about things they wish they’d studied in school–I’ve done it, too–but it’s a nice consolation prize that you can always pick up a book and learn something new. And as that library in your brain collects more volumes, everything around you gains new resonances, new context, and new connections which make your lived experience richer. In quarantine alone I’ve read about religion and politics and history and evolution and computer science and astrophysics without even leaving my house and it’s already a more interesting world. 

[iestyntudorwriter]

Quietude

Fundamentally, I am an introvert. That doesn’t mean I’m a recluse or a misanthrope. I just crave meaningful experiences with my very small circle of friends, and my social battery needs recharging after every encounter with other people.

I actually feel alive when I’m quiet. When I’m an observer and gentle participant in the world. We’re all taught to dominate and feign confidence, but I just want to be quiet. That’s the only way I’ll gain peace.

I need to stop lying to myself. 

Introversion is my default state. There’s nothing wrong with that. Introversion is not a weakness.