Well, do you think I’m a good person… deep down?

That’s the thing. I don’t think I believe in deep down. I kind of think all you are is just the things that you do.

"Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, "I will try again tomorrow." - Mary Anne Radmacher

“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, "I will try again tomorrow.” - Mary Anne Radmacher

The scariest moment is always just before you start.

Stephen King (via pre-party)

Sarà pur rimasto qualche sogno infantile nascosto sotto il cuscino, cercherei di non schiacciarlo con la testa carica di preoccupazioni da adulto.

Mathias Malzieu (via didilightmoon)

La meccanica del cuore

"Ciò nonostante ho messo la mia vita nelle tue mani, perché oltre al sogno, tu mi hai regalato una dose d'amore tanto forte che mi sono sentito capace di affrontare qualsiasi cosa per te." Mathias Malzieu

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Beautiful photo of Chagall and Picasso 1941

German poster for a 1967 festival of YOUNG GERMAN FILM

Designer: Dorothea Fischer-Nosbisch (1921-2009) [see also]

Poster source: KinoArt.net

Just in case you haven’t heard: the French writer Patrick Modiano has won the Nobel Prize in Literature. His work evokes “the most ungraspable human destinies and uncovered the life-world of the occupation,” the Swedish Academy says.

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Non innamorarti di una donna che legge, di una donna che sente troppo, di una donna che scrive… Non innamorarti di una donna colta, maga, delirante, pazza. Non innamorarti di una donna che pensa, che sa di sapere e che, inoltre, è capace di volare, di una donna che ha fede in se stessa. Non innamorarti di una donna che ride o piange mentre fa l’amore, che sa trasformare il suo spirito in carne e, ancor di più, di una donna che ama la poesia (sono loro le più pericolose), o di una donna capace di restare mezz’ora davanti a un quadro o che non sa vivere senza la musica. Non innamorarti di una donna intensa, ludica, lucida, ribelle, irriverente. Che non ti capiti mai di innamorarti di una donna così. Perché quando ti innamori di una donna del genere, che rimanga con te oppure no, che ti ami o no, da una donna così, non si torna indietro. Mai.

(Martha Rivera Garrido - Santo Domingo - 19 Gennaio 1960)

Contemporary flapper

“I brake for birds. I rock a lot of polka dots. I have touched glitter in the last 24 hours. I spend my entire day talking to children, and I find it fundamentally strange that you’re not a dessert person, that’s just weird and it freaks me out! And I’m sorry I don’t talk like Murphy Brown, and I hate your pant suit, I wish it had ribbons on it or something to make it just slightly cuter. And that doesn’t mean I’m not smart, and tough, and strong! And my checks have baby farm animals on them, bitch!”

Jessica Day - Zooey Deschanel

Summer time at university on Flickr.

1. push yourself to get up before the rest of the world - start with 7am, then 6am, then 5:30am. go to the nearest hill with a big coat and a scarf and watch the sun rise. 2. push yourself to fall asleep earlier - start with 11pm, then 10pm, then 9pm. wake up in the morning feeling re-energized and comfortable. 3. get into the habit of cooking yourself a beautiful breakfast. fry tomatoes and mushrooms in real butter and garlic, fry an egg, slice up a fresh avocado and squirt way too much lemon on it. sit and eat it and do nothing else. 4. stretch. start by reaching for the sky as hard as you can, then trying to touch your toes. roll your head. stretch your fingers. stretch everything. 5. buy a 1L water bottle. start with pushing yourself to drink the whole thing in a day, then try drinking it twice. 6. buy a beautiful diary and a beautiful black pen. write down everything you do, including dinner dates, appointments, assignments, coffees, what you need to do that day. no detail is too small. 7. strip your bed of your sheets and empty your underwear draw into the washing machine. put a massive scoop of scented fabric softener in there and wash. make your bed in full. 8. organise your room. fold all your clothes (and bag what you don’t want), clean your mirror, your laptop, vacuum the floor. light a beautiful candle. 9. have a luxurious shower with your favourite music playing. wash your hair, scrub your body, brush your teeth. lather your whole body in moisturiser, get familiar with the part between your toes, your inner thighs, the back of your neck. 10. push yourself to go for a walk. take your headphones, go to the beach and walk. smile at strangers walking the other way and be surprised how many smile back. bring your dog and observe the dog’s behaviour. realise you can learn from your dog. 11. message old friends with personal jokes. reminisce. suggest a catch up soon, even if you don’t follow through. push yourself to follow through. 13. think long and hard about what interests you. crime? sex? boarding school? long-forgotten romance etiquette? find a book about it and read it. there is a book about literally everything. 14. become the person you would ideally fall in love with. let cars merge into your lane when driving. pay double for parking tickets and leave a second one in the machine. stick your tongue out at babies. compliment people on their cute clothes. challenge yourself to not ridicule anyone for a whole day. then two. then a week. walk with a straight posture. look people in the eye. ask people about their story. talk to acquaintances so they become friends. 15. lie in the sunshine. daydream about the life you would lead if failure wasn’t a thing. open your eyes. take small steps to make it happen for you.

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A self care list. I’ve been working on this. I promise it’s worth it.

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