"Hate is the door through which self-destruction enters each of us."

- Sebastien de Castell, The Way of the Argosi

"There must be a place in the world for people like me."

- F. Scott Fitzgerald, 𝑰'𝒅 𝑫𝒊𝒆 𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔

"It is painful to face reality."

- Tara Westover, 𝑬𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅

"Even gold appears dull in some lighting."

- Tara Westover, 𝑬𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅

“I dreamed of you. I dreamed you were wandering in the dark, and so was I. We found each other.”

- Stephen King, The Green Mile

"This is what's called infatuation [...] just love without any sense to it."

- F. Scott Fitzgerald, 𝑰'𝒅 𝑫𝒊𝒆 𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔

"You never know how strong you are, until being strong is your only choice."

- Bob Marley

"We are unfashioned creatures -"

- Mary Shelley, Frankenstein

I always seem to be falling in and out of the habit, but I greatly enjoy falling into the habit of classic film and literature. I don't enjoy seeming that I find myself superior to others in expressing how much I enjoy the stuff. However, immersing myself in well thought and original media makes me feel better about who I am. I like how I talk and think after a film like Shawshank Redemption. Jane Austen's writings keep my mind at ease. Your blog helps me remember that feeling. Thank you.

What an absolutely gorgeous message! I'm so glad it makes you feel that way 💕

"It doesn't feel quite real [...] And neither do I."

- Lionel Shriver, We Need To Talk About Kevin

“He had started to think of themselves as never really having existed before they came together.”

- John Williams, Stoner

"Little happiness remains for us on Earth; yet all that I may one day enjoy is centered on you."

- Mary Shelley, Frankenstein

"What is it like to feel love? What is it like to be known?"

- Rene Denfeld, The Enchanted

“We’re always going and going and going, and never asking where.”

— S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders

"The world is like that - incomprehensible and full of suprises."

- Jorge Amado

“First we only want to be seen, but once we’re seen, that’s not enough anymore. After that, we want to be remembered.”

— Emily St. John Mandel, Station Eleven

"Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful."

- Mary Shelley, Frankenstein