good morning to gay mages of the priory, depressed disaster bi clone queens and honourable eastern dragon riders with ancient magical star jewels sewn into their sides only
"we may be small, and we may be young, but we will shake the world for our beliefs"
- Samantha Shannon, The Priory of the Orange Tree
Ayo with her parents watching her name being engraved. Her dad in full Nigerian traditional attire and her mom probably on the family group chat… this picture made me cry❤️🥹
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The Priory of the Orange Tree Quotes
“That is the problem with stories, child. The truth in them cannot be weighed.” p. 109
“We are charged for today, not for yesterday.” p. 139
“Ghosts were the voices the dead left behind. Echoes of a soul taken too soon.” p. 146
“In darkness, we are naked. Our truest selves. Night is when fear comes to us at its fullest, when we have no way to fight it. It will do everything it can to seep inside you. Sometimes it may succeed — but never think that you are the night.” p. 203
“Let us not speak of death when there is still so much life to be lived.” p. 346
“When history fails to shed light on the truth, myth creates its own.” p. 536
“Fair roses have grown from twisted seeds.” p. 542
“My hearts knows your song, as yours knows mine.” p. 615
(These page numbers are from the paperback)
if you don’t get to strap a knife to your thigh underneath a flowing ballgown while dancing with your rival at least once then what is the point
오징어 게임 (2021) – Kang Sae-Byeok and Ji-Yeong
It’s been a while since I’ve fallen so deeply in love with a book. And when I love something I usually feel the need to make art.
Also, it’s funny how my style has changed a bit since I started drawing more digitally, I like it.
reasons to learn french: Adèle Haenel
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@el-huddpudd for your poetry tag 💜