“We never love anyone. What we love is the idea we have of someone. It’s our own concept—our own selves—that we love.”— Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet
(via books-n-quotes)
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“Don’t you want to be alive before you die?”— Anthony Doerr, All the Light We Cannot See
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“Culture is fundamental. Literature saves you. Cinema saves you.”— Léa Seydoux (via rabbitinthemoon)
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i killed a plant once because i gave
it too much water. lord, i worry
that love is violence.— José Olivarez, from “Getting Ready to Say I Love You to My Dad, It Rains,” Citizen Illegal
(Source: lifeinpoetry)
It’s 2018 and we still don’t have ziploc cereal bags.
people look so different once you don’t care about them anymore
I ache for depth. I want you to tell me why you feel the need to run away. Tell me why you drink to numb the pain. Tell me what you think about before you fall asleep. Tell me what makes you smile everyday. Tell me why you don’t have a good relationship with your dad. Pour your soul out to me, and I’ll do the same.
