the ties that bind

and don't forget who's taking you home or in whose arms you gonna be

[rambrosius]

I found out that in German, you don't say "I am hungry" or "I am fearful", you say "I have hunger" and "I have fear" and I really like that version better.

[spatort]

hands down the best word in the German language is 'Seelenklempner' which is a humorous word for therapist and translates to 'soul plumber'

[crazgreenenvy]

I miss teaching German sometimes. Like when else am I able to bring up the fact that the German verb tragen means to wear as in clothes, carry, as in a bag, or bear as in the psychological burden of your childhood and your parent’s inability to come to grips with your fragile and broken relationship?

[metamorphesque]

— Hermann Hesse, Demian: The Story of Emil Sinclair's Youth

[doubtsandloves]

Otto Modersohn (German, 1865-1943) - Moortumpel with Reflection, 1896

[lifeinpoetry]

I am hungry for touch & ashamed to be looked at

— Safia Elhillo, from "Summer," Girls That Never Die

[lgbtqiatext]

[inguksmole]

bittersweet - rumi, billy joel - piano man, haruki murakami - norwegian woods, hao jingfang - invisible planets

[lastseenon]

hate realistic dramas so bad like what do you mean there’s a chance mr. gu wont marry mijeong and settle down in sanpo to live a comfortable quiet life taking over her dad’s sink business

[artemisrisen]

yoneda sensei posted a playlist of songs that inspire saezuru on twitter!!! most of the songs seem to be available on youtube and spotify - go check it out!

[bixels]

March 19th is just around the corner!

[peachyjude]

my liberation notes rlly said this is for you hopelessly romantic slightly delusional bored with every day life and doing anything to make living more bearable girlies

[jellybeanbeing]

Normal People by Sally Rooney // The Worst Person in the World (2021) // The Edge of Seventeen (2016)

[stlowens]

Sylvia Plath, from The Unabridged Journals

[primulaceas]

Maggie Nelson, Bluets

[professorcalculusstanaccount]

when you want to support your son’s interests and career even if that means going on a stakeout in a remote location at 3am in the pouring rain to catch some incredibly violent criminals and you’re pretty sleep deprived and hungover and you really don’t understand his taste in music but you don’t have anything else to do and you love your son anyway

[flowerytale]

Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, from “Carmilla”