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[looks for you in everything] [finds you there]

— Sylvia Plath

“HOW ANGELS SLEEP. Unsoundly. They toss and turn, trying to understand the mystery of the living. They know so little about what it’s like to fill a new prescription for glasses and suddenly see the world again, with a mixture of disappointment and gratitude … Also, they don’t dream. For this reason, they have one less thing to talk about. In a backward way, when they wake up they feel as if there is something they are forgetting to tell each other. There is disagreement among the angels as to whether this is a result of something vestigial, or whether it is the result of the empathy they feel for the Living, so powerful it sometimes makes them weep. In general, they fall into these two camps on the subject of dreams. Even among the angels, there is the sadness of division.”

— Nicole Krauss (via writeswithafist)

aidashakur

i love transparency in relationships. i don't wanna have to ask u how u feel about me. i wanna see it, feel it, and know it.

literature-cult

can we take a moment to appreciate coming down by halsey

I found God I found him in a lover When his hair falls in his face And his hands so cold they shake

I found the Devil I found him in a lover And his lips like tangerine In his color coded speak

I've got a lover a love like religion I'm such a fool for sacrifice

I found a savior I don't think he remembers 'Cause he's off to pay his crimes And he's got no time for mine

last-picture-show

Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Pluto and Proserpina, 1621 - 1622

weltenwellen

Margaret Atwood, Selected Poems : 1965-1975

lemonmancer

I mean yeah he’s evil and all but what if I were his favourite

slavicafire

what I really like about all these vintage couple’s portraits is that there is a very certain romatic decorum kept up – certain themes and poses – which, while of course being the mainstream preferred view of couples repeated throughout many studios, are just… so nice to look at.

this staged affection, a mix of theatricality and intimacy, the couple holding still for a couple of moments and now immortalised in a very set sequence of embraces and kisses. there is a charm to it even when I can’t tell whether this was a genuine couple portait or just actors hired by the photographer.

the kiss on the bare shoulder (eyes perfectly averted), the cheek caress, the piano and the violin, the interrupted embrace, the woman tilted back as in a half-stopped dance…

slavicafire

I simply must torment you a bit with these, let us see some of my personal favourites! (part one due to the image limit)

let us start with the kiss on the cheek (eyes averted! oh the pose! these were taken between 1910-1940)

or the nearly opposite energy (how daring!) of the kiss or caress with direct eye contact (1910-1930)

and then the innocent – yet so flirty – classic of the park encounter! (1890-1920)

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and then the famed kiss on the bare shoulder – what an idea, what a vibe, such intimacy! (1910-1930)

and oh, I am not done, look at this – the adoration of the woman! look at this expression, this pose, this decorum! (1910-1940)

and then some of my favourites from the more playful or direct category, enjoy (1910-1930):

slavicafire

and, at last (thank you for still being here and witnessing my recent fascination with vintage polish photography) my three absolute favourites outside of any particular categories (1910-1930)