#william henley

[i-am-what-ate-you]

Just a reminder that Arthur Lester’s fake name Will Henley is named that because Invictus was written by William Ernest Henley. Harlan named a character after the author of Invictus.

I love him.

[haveyoureadthispoem-poll]

"I am the master of my fate, / I am the captain of my soul."

Have you read "Invictus" by William Ernest Henley?

Yes, before this

Yes, I just followed the link and read it

No, but I recognize the title, author, and/or quote

I've never heard of this

Voting ended onMar 5, 2024

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[cass-writings]

Name: William Henley

Age: more or less 500 years old

Mbti type: esfj-a

Pronouns: he/him

Nationality: indian

Sexuality: gay

Extra information: doesn’t die.

“How long?” 

Alice thought only after she had spoken that maybe it wasn’t a good time to ask it, but Alex was staring at her with a confused look, so she asked again, “How long has it been since you saw him last?”

Alex stopped walking. “Too long.”

She didn’t ask further. He walked again, only to stop in front of the closed door. Alice pointed at it and Alex nodded. She knocked. She was nervous, even if she had no past with Will herself. She couldn’t stand still and when they received no answer she knocked again, only to open the door slightly a second later and peek inside. There was an office inside, similar to many others. Two of four walls were windows, now showing the city at night. A big, polished black desk was right in front one of the windows, with two armchairs in front of it and another behind. And there, in front of an open laptop and scribbling down on a notebook sat a man Alice could only believe was William. His head looked up only when he noticed someone had opened the door. He stared at her, questioning her presence with a simple look. Alice opened the door a bit more, so he could see Alex too, standing right behind her. She stepped in, not waiting for an explicit permission. The two men were staring at each other and she couldn’t do anything else than step aside and wait for one of them to say something. 

“What happened?” said William.

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[justquotesreally]

I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul.

William Ernest Henley (Invictus)

[hydejoe]

i have vague memories of reading one of rls's letters where he was really gay for a guy he was writing to so im looking up all the people in my selected letters book. this is a great first result and i don't even know if henley is the man im looking for

[lettreetmat]

Out of the night that covers me, Black as the pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance I have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeonings of chance My head is bloody, but unbowed. Beyond this place of wrath and tears Looms but the Horror of the shade, And yet the menace of the years Finds and shall find me unafraid. It matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll, I am the master of my fate : I am the captain of my soul.

William Ernest Henley, Invictus

[theentrebisnaleadacoach-blog]

Truly inspiring! Must watch👆🏻 must read👇🏻

Out of the night that covers me,

      Black as the pit from pole to pole,

I thank whatever gods may be

      For my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstance

      I have not winced nor cried aloud.

Under the bludgeonings of chance

      My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears

      Looms but the Horror of the shade,

And yet the menace of the years

      Finds and shall find me unafraid.

It matters not how strait the gate,

      How charged with punishments the scroll,

I am the master of my fate,

      I am the captain of my soul.

William Henley

[kaajoo]

Telling someone they’re wrong has never once in the history of the world convinced anyone that you’re right.