[steve-ts]

Finished short story: Candide by Voltaire

About 88 pages, but the pages are pretty long and the there is a lot of vocab you’d want to know prior to reading the book. I can empathize their ‘philosophy’ on life because in the end, Pangloss whom states “All events form a chain in the best of all possible worlds.” and “For in the end, if you had not have had the things that happened to you, you would not be where you are today” Voltaire’s retrospective of life leads to his popular quote “We must cultivate our garden” The significance behind that quote is to take out the bad roots in order to make room for the 'new’ to grow. Be modest, be content, refine what you have, and have limitations to immediate life.

[steve-ts]

Reblogging my own post from sophomore year because I’m going to re-read this book. 

[twitteremblem]

[beholdingslut]

i do not want to have you to fill the empty parts of me i want to be full on my own i want to be so complete i could light a city and then i want to have you cause the two of us combined could set it on fire

Rupi Kaur, milk and honey  (via mythaelogy)

[introvertlifestyle]

Loneliness is failed solitude.

Sherry Turkle (via introvertlifestyle)

[intj-irl]

Writing is difficult for me. My thought process isn’t a straight line; it isn’t even a spiral. It’s a puzzle with interlocking bits and pieces, and sometimes I won’t even arrive at the same conclusion that I was originally seeking. Tracking it all down and recording it is frustrating and time-consuming. I really have better things to be doing.

Submitted by anonymous (via intj-irl)

[extraikanbilis]

Intj confessions #6

Intjs take joy in ripping things apart to see how they work. This includes themselves as a person.

[just-shower-thoughts]

When my phone battery is at 50%, the half full vs. half empty view depends on if it’s plugged in or not.

[lessthenlovely-blog]

[lifeofgraceface-blog]

xx

[purplebuddhaproject]

I like people who have a sense of individuality. I love expression and anything awkward and imperfect, because that’s natural and that’s real.

Marc Jacobs (via purplebuddhaproject)

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[darkening-effect-deactivated201]

[16asdfghjkl-deactivated20200913]

What kinda nonsense 😂

[heartcountry]

Rome’s fingerprints are running down your back; I want to build you an empire that forgets to collapse.

Y.Z, a letter to love (via rustyvoices)

[jeisontodd]

[dalenas5-deactivated20171206]

jeisontodd:

THIS NEVER FAILS TO MAKE ME LAUGH

[ripjonny]

Visit Original Link

[wnq-writers]

Take those long walks, buy that dress, visit an art gallery, explore and travel, eat that exotic food. Do what you want. Life is too short to wait for the right moment. And remember that it’s okay to be alone, for you will not only discover places, but likewise yourself.

poeticdonut (via dreamingasia)

[macrolit]

from Dirty Pretty Things, Michael Faudet