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-Madeline Miller, the song of Achilles

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"I could recognise him by touch alone, by smell; I would know him blind, by the way his breaths came and his feet struck the earth. I would know him in death, at the end of the world."
-Madeline Miller, the song of Achilles
the signs as vibes
aries: the warmth and smell of campfires in the summer, drinking coca-cola from a cold, glass bottle; walking downtown on a saturday evening, wearing blush, red and orange sunsets, cigarette smoke, the feeling of laughing so hard your stomach hurts.
taurus: mementos you want to throw away but have too much sentiment, the smell of linen, pearl earrings, blurry photos, silver jewelry, drawing a smiley face next to your signature; ballet shoes, coconuts, the taste of homemade cookies, faint smiles.
gemini: fountain pens and bullet-point journals, the cold breeze in early spring, the spaciousness of a big, quiet library; marble pillars and greek architecture, graceful movement, long, glossy nails, mint gum, the smell of green tea, loud laughter and sparkling eyes.
cancer: soft, fluffy pillows and silk bedsheets, seeing the flowery trees in spring, peach iced tea, the salty smell of the ocean and collecting seashells, soft eyes, dewy skin; chandeliers, taking a peaceful snooze to wind down, warm hugs and care for the ones you love, summertime air, the taste of sweet fruit.
leo: fields of tall sunflowers, summer tans and freckles, old black and white movies, singing as loud as you can in an open room, the smell of guava juice and sunscreen, tap dancing and smiles worn only for the camera; brightly colored hair and walls, leather jackets and sneakers.
virgo: the smell of clean laundry, singing softly to yourself; calligraphy pens and wool sweaters, gold necklaces, calmness in solitude, vanilla milkshakes, the hum of moving bikes, writing poetry about the changing of seasons, sitting in a meadow in the early morning to clear your head.
libra: talking so much your throat gets raspy, giggling about your crush, drinking fruity iced tea, wearing oversized clothes, getting your nails done, palm trees and tropical flowers; the smell of makeup, wearing bikinis and pushing your friends into the pool, face masks, red or pink lip gloss.
scorpio: listening to synthy music late at night, streetlights, dark colored clothes and staying up until sunrise, doc martens; plaid skirts, dancing like nobody’s watching, the smell of chlorine, disco lights, the clicking of high heels, quiet downtown streets late at night.
sagittarius: big coats, polaroids, taking random roadtrips to the southwest; 70’s music, red lipstick, arizona tea, comfortable silences, cracking your knuckles when you get nervous, getting up early enough to watch the sun rise, hiking through the mountains, glittering smiles, golden retrievers.
capricorn: earth tones, grassy meadows and rushing lakes, cocker spaniels, picnics under an old tree; planting your own vegetables and fruit, owning a sunhat, painting with watercolors; drinking black coffee early in the mornings, loving and thriving off of your routine.
aquarius: looking at saturn’s rings through a telescope, going to art museums; the smell of lilac, riding your bike through an unfamiliar part of town, old maps, vintage telephones, listening to music with the windows down, buying your clothes at thrift stores, bubblegum, cool tones.
pisces: the feeling of calm after a good cry; rain during springtime, greek sculptures, pink rose bushes, talking about your feelings late at night, swimming in the ocean, listening to old love songs on a record player, looking at constellations, the smell of honeysuckle.
It’s time to bring Aristotle and Dante to the movie screen
me: i’m strong haha i don’t break down easily
my mind: “you get to exhale now, simon”
me:
Another thing I really appreciate about love simon is the theatre teacher. They did such a good job with her character. They took the ‘bitter sassy black woman’ stereotype and gave it a much softer and open minded perspective. Her sass was funny without being portrayed in a dehumanizing, mocking way. And when she goes off on those bullies we get to see why her anger is good. She’s the way that she is because she cares about her students. Way too often, black women’s compassion is framed as unnecessary bitterness when in reality we’re just speaking out for what’s right and we’re tired. A lot of us have more fire to fight back because we’ve been putting up with more shit than average and have had to defend ourselves our whole lives. That can make some of us seem angry, bitter, or negative but I love how her anger was portrayed positively and used for good. I don’t know if anyone who’s not a black woman will pick up on this initially but it was definitely not lost on me. It made me very happy to see a usually negative stereotype flipped and a black woman get to be a hero outside of a ‘black movie’ which is usually the only time we ever get to play that role, if even that.
Being gay is your thing. There are parts of it you have to go through alone. I hate that. As soon as you came out you said, “Mom, I’m still me.” I need you to hear this: You are still you, Simon. You are still the same son who I love to tease and who your father depends on for just about everything. And your the same brother who always complements his sister on her food, even when it sucks. You get to exhale now, Simon. You get to be more you than you have been in, in a very long time. You deserve everything you want.
Love, Simon (2018)
“I will love you if I never see you again, and I will love you if I see you every Tuesday.”
— Lemony Snicket
He looked so happy and I wondered about that, his capacity for happiness. Where did that come from? Did I have that kind of happiness inside me? Was I just afraid of it?
Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (via crystallinediamonds)
“Words were different when they lived inside of you.”
- Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
My mother and father held hands. I wondered what that was like, to hold someone's hand. I bet you could sometimes find all of the mysteries of the universe in someone's hand.
Benjamin Alire Saenz
Youth
Through all of youth I was looking for you without knowing what I was looking for or what to call you I think I did not even know I was looking how would I have known you when I saw you as I did time after time when you appeared to me as you did naked offering yourself entirely at that moment and you let me breathe you touch you taste you knowing no more than I did and only when I began to think of losing you did I recognize you when you were already part memory part distance remaining mine in the ways that I learn to miss you from what we cannot hold the stars are made –W. S. Merwin, from his Pulitzer Prize winning book, The Shadow of Sirius
One morning at 3am, I’ll turn to hear you breathing peacefully, and I’ll be content.