Oh, well, perhaps you, when you look at a picture, you’re just happy to let your feelings respond to colours arranged in a certain order. That kind of romantic swooning isn’t my cup of tea. No, no. I have to have all the possible information, about even the tiniest picture.—Sophie Divry, The Library of Unrequited Love. Highlighted
That’s a terrific idea. You have to give them that. Admit it. Thank you, I’m glad you agree.—Sophie Divry, The Library of Unrequited Love. Highlighted
While we may not think of it in such terms, queer folks are intimately familiar with phototropism. Too many of us are forced to live our lives in closets, contoured by shad-ow. We stay there for safety as well as comfort, counterintuitive as that may sound. We dig our roots deeper into the dark, clinging to our confines out of a fear that is instilled in us, that is not our own: fear of our own fulfillment.—Atmos, The Overview: Meditations on Nature for a World in Transition. Highlighted
To make a decision is to refuse to fade; to not let the world make a ghost out of you. Want to hear something else scary? *hands you a shot* Every decision is, on some level, permanent.—Leena Norms, Half-Arse Human. Highlighted
Can I MAKE the decision today, but stall on acting for a little while?—Leena Norms, Half-Arse Human. Highlighted
There is no subject at school he particularly excel at, and he wasn’t good at sports. He was a completely average boy.—Sosuke Natsukawa, The Cat Who Saved Books. Highlighted
Scholars who had bottom do little nowadays, but thumb books… Ultimately lose their capacity to think for themselves. When they don’t thumb, they don’t think. -Nietzsche—Sosuke Natsukawa, The Cat Who Saved Books. Highlighted
It’s good to read a lot of books, but make no mistake: books have tremendous power. But take care. It’s the book that holds the power, not you.—Sosuke Natsukawa, The Cat Who Saved Books. Highlighted
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