19th December 11
from Atonement by Ian McEwan
7th September 11
the prayer by Hideaki Hamada on Flickr.
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22nd August 11
“There are metaphors more real than the people who walk in the street. There are images tucked away in books that live more vividly than many men and women. There are phrases from literary works that have a positively human personality. There are passages from my own writing that chill me with fright, so distinctly do I feel them as people, so sharply outlined do they appear against the walls of my room, at night, in shadows….. I’ve written sentences whose sound, read out loud or silently (impossible to hide their sound), can only be of something that acquired absolute exteriority and a full-fledged soul.” — Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet (photo by DPC)
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"Sometimes, two people have to fall apart to realize how much they need to fall back together."
19th August 11
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26th July 11
It was announced that Emma Watson will be starring in the new remake of the disney fantasy Beauty and the Beast directed by Guillermo del Toro in the near future! Congrats, Emma; we know you’ll do us proud!
EMMA WATSON. GUILLERMO DEL TORO. BEAUTY AND THE BEAST.
YESSSSS.
23rd July 11
“She’s like smoke: you think you’re seeing her clearly enough, but when you reach for her there’s nothing there.” — Ryū Murakami, Audition (photo by Megan McIsaac.)
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Reblog if you are a wizard
18th July 11
1.4 million wizards on Tumblr!
1.4 MILLION WIZARDS ON TUMBLR
ALMOST 2
2 Million!
2.1!
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The Year to Come
13th July 11
Tomorrow marks the finish of a first week in a new home - a short time that has passed in the blink of an eye. And yet, of one thing I am already certain: the demands of my education will further strain my already fragile relationships with my friends. I can only hope that those who love me most will understand and forgive me for not keeping in touch… because while I might not be able to call or text, it doesn’t mean that I’ve stopped caring.
See you in September.
26th June 11
blue / winter / steet / walking / city : maiko (geisha apprentice) Chizu, kyoto japan 舞妓 千鶴さん 日本・京都・先斗町 (by momoyama)
"I’m still drawn to the grown-up children of violence, the people who keep secrets and show off lies — but I keep them at a safe distance and politely decline to play. I have a strict and repressive code of conduct for myself, and I will not fight, nor debate, nor will I even speak to people who might cause me to fall down again, to follow that reckless, thoughtless slide into the rage. Those of us who grew up fighting know each other without telling these stories, we can smell it maybe, or perhaps see it in a way a hand rests on a table. Maybe we hold our bodies differently, maybe the message crosses our faces before we even know that we have given the secret away. I do not consciously try to convey information with my body, but I’ve never been harassed by strangers. When I walk through a large crowd people move swiftly out of my way."
25th June 11
Bee Lavender, from Lessons In Taxidermy; Soft Skull Press, 2005 (@bellezasinedad)
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