““You’re not a monster,” I said. But I lied. What I really wanted to say was that a monster is not such a terrible thing to be. From the Latin root monstrum, a divine messenger of catastrophe, then adapted by the Old French to mean an animal of myriad origins: centaur, griffin, satyr. To be a monster is to be a hybrid signal, a lighthouse: both shelter and warning at once.”
— Ocean Vuong, from On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous.
A collection of some of my favorite random panels from the V for Vendetta graphic novel
no matter how bad the fight, say ‘i love you’ before you leave
“Wilson’s theory supposed that the sun is composed of a solid, dark globe surrounded by three atmospheres.” The story of the stars. A descriptive astronomy. 1884. Internet archive
touch is a primal language, like thought, or pain. we learn it before we can walk - being held by our parents, shoved by other children, licked by friendly animals. it is our first interface into the world around us, our first way to communicate.
Tell me what’s wrong baby, I’ll listen to you. I’m always here, no matter what
Summer Milky Way at The Pinnacles Desert, Western Australia
Nikon d5500 - 50mm - ISO 3200 - f/2.8 - Foreground: 6 x 10 seconds - Sky: 35 x 30 seconds - iOptron SkyTracker - Hoya Red Intensifier filter