Taylor literally took us to the lakes where all the poets went to die through “The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology.”

To make life a romance is the only thing worth doing.

Leo Tolstoy, Family Happiness (1859)

i am worried about the lonely souls. i am worried about those who sit in the silence and just stare into the nothingness in front of them, i have tapped on their shoulders and i have asked “are you okay, love?” and they reply with a smile and nod, pretending to be okay.

I love the human ability to know & name season change. Like yes, i feel a little less chilly than the four mind numbing days i just sat around with my blanket & coffee hugging me. What? I moved today without my scarf all tangled up in my hair. I can finally breathe my lungs out without choking on the smog? And oh i am finally writing in a flow. The frozen rust must have subsided in these fingers.

I just read “each time you open a book and read, a tree smiles knowing there's life after death”and OH MY GOD

“Maybe the universe puzzles herself over theories about you.”

— Unknown

Omg this is so beautiful 😭😭

Honestly, I think from the moment that Percy found out that not every demigod has a loving mortal parent they can depend on, when they already can't depend on the gods, and that Annabeth specifically, hasn't had anyone take care of her like that since she was 7, he decided he would be the one to.

They take care of each other up to that point, but I think that's when he starts noticing how much she takes care of them. She already knew if she didn't no one else will. She protects them against humans, she stands with them against monsters, she always brings up the rear of the group when they're running, and she is always the first one to make a move when they're fighting. She does it because no one is going to protect her if she doesn't do it herself. No one is going to protect Grover and Percy if she isn't.

In the arch, he pretty much tells her he would fight the gods for her, and then he goes on to do just that.

Athena, the one person who was supposed to protect her willingly pushes monsters her way, she lets Echidna and the chimera into a place that was supposed to be safe. Her decision is that Annabeth should be punished, and say what you want, but I think she knew that Annabeth would think through every scenario and know that someone had to stay and hold them back. And I think she knew that Annabeth would be the one to stay. Because that's the way she raised her, knowing that no one cared whether she lived or died. And I think that's the cruellest part.

Which is why Percy's sacrifice means so much more. He not only made the decision to trade his life for hers and fight the monster so she and Grover could escape, but he also made the conscious choice to push back against Athena's wishes. He fought a goddess for her, Athena said "Annabeth will die for her impertinence" and Percy said "Not today, not ever"

Ruth Awad, from “Let me be a lamb in a world that wants my lion”

Those days when the emptiness just creeps in without any notice. It’s those little pinpricks of time, stabbing you right into the void. You feel your weight of existence and oh it’s heavier each time.

the problem with reading and writing leading to a strong vocabulary is that you tend to know the vibe of words instead of their meanings.

if I used this word in a sentence, would it make sense? absolutely. if you asked me what it meant, could I tell you? absolutely not.

i had to start circling my living room because i could not contain the sheer happiness of being with you, you make me so happy that i had to get up and start walking just to be able to process my happiness.

“It takes me days to recover after a dream with you in it.”

– K