samantha

"Never let go of that fiery sadness called desire."

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Bookstore Bucket List

1. Shakespeare and Company; Paris

2. Powell’s Bookstore; Portland, Oregon

3.  Librería El Ateneo; Buenos Aires, Argentina

4. Gould’s Book Arcade; Sydney, Australia

5. Hay-On-Wye (The Town of Books); Wales

[lovemestarkly]

I am not the first person you loved. You are not the first person I looked at with a mouthful of forevers. We have both known loss like the sharp edges of a knife. We have both lived with lips more scar tissue than skin. Our love came unannounced in the middle of the night. Our love came when we’d given up on asking love to come. I think that has to be part of its miracle. This is how we heal. I will kiss you like forgiveness. You will hold me like I’m hope. Our arms will bandage and we will press promises between us like flowers in a book. I will write sonnets to the salt of sweat on your skin. I will write novels to the scar of your nose. I will write a dictionary of all the words I have used trying to describe the way it feels to have finally, finally found you. And I will not be afraid of your scars. I know sometimes it’s still hard to let me see you in all your cracked perfection, but please know: whether it’s the days you burn more brilliant than the sun or the nights you collapse into my lap your body broken into a thousand questions, you are the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen. I will love you when you are a still day. I will love you when you are a hurricane.

Clementine von Radics, Mouthful of Forevers  (via t00perf)

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[itsfunnytome]

[adhighdefinition]

somebody: so what do u like to do for fun? :)

me, very used to being mocked for my interests: ha ha, i dunno, i don’t do anything. Ever

[dezibeth-deactivated20230820]

My mother is a die-hard conservative Republican. When I told her I had registered to vote, she rolled her eyes at me. When I asked why, she told me that “the worst thing for America is young, stupid liberals voting.” Liberals in the U.S. outnumber conservatives. The only reason Republicans win is because more of them vote. If you want us to win this upcoming election, get to the polls and vote, especially if you’re voting for Bernie Sanders in the primaries. Hillary has a lot more money and name recognition than Bernie does, so the primaries will be very important. Even if Bernie doesn’t win the primaries, Hillary being president will be a lot better than Donald Trump or Jeb Bush running this country further into the ground. Abstaining from voting in the general election because you don’t like Hillary will give the Republicans a victory on a silver platter and that is the worst thing that could happen right now.

[philslendy]

Reblogged this twice. I don’t even live in the US.

[joltick-archive]

it’s so weird when people are like “ohh everyone’s too oversensitive and politically correct these days, you’re all just mean to anyone who disagrees with you!” becuase it’s so easy to turn that around? like maybe you’re the one being oversensitive when people point out that you’re doing something shitty and instead of just stopping and looking critically at your actions you start crying about how “political correctness” has gone too far and how everyone is angry at and being mean to you.

imo the people complaining about that stuff are the ones who actually want to be coddled because they don’t like it when people don’t sugar-coat their criticisms of acts of bigotry

[clubjade]

[deeplifequotes]

2016 will be a selfish year. My time will be invested on me. On improving myself. I want to become a better person physically and mentally.

Unknown (via deeplifequotes)

[wordsnquotes]

Life will break you. Nobody can protect you from that, and living alone won’t either, for solitude will also break you with its yearning. You have to love. You have to feel. It is the reason you are here on earth. You are here to risk your heart. You are here to be swallowed up.

Louise Erdrich, The Painted Drum (via wethinkwedream)

[angrygirlcomics-prime]

Thank u Jackie

[kimchi-grl]

women's shampoos be like: coconut; honey/milk; rose; tropical fruits; aloe vera

men's shampoos be like: ARCTIC ICE; DARKNESS; GUNS; TESTOSTERONE; PAIN

[thursday]

[kimchi-grl]

basically my own boyfriend's awareness of my music interests

[cathxrinecawood]

[dearcoquette]

On letting go without giving up

Can you explain why, after making the decision to kill myself, I feel so peaceful, and so much of what I thought mattered now seems so trivial?

It sounds as though whatever mental process you went through, you managed to embrace both your insignificance and your mortality. That’s a good thing, in spite of the circumstances.

You let go, and in letting go, you stumbled into some enlightenment. It should be said, though — the peace you’re experiencing is a manifestation of life, not death. You’ve been given a gift. Spend some time with this new mental state. Explore it. Learn from it. Don’t waste it by actually killing yourself.

You can let go without giving up.

[nluhh]

[nickjonastillhasdiabetes]

Jodi Cobb | Geisha

www.jodicobb.com