“Many people seem to think it foolish, even superstitious, to believe that the world could still change for the better. And it is true that in winter it is sometimes so bitingly cold that one is tempted to say, ‘What do I care if there is a summer; its warmth is no help to me now.’ Yes, evil often seems to surpass good. But then, in spite of us, and without our permission, there comes at last an end to the bitter frosts. One morning the wind turns, and there is a thaw. And so I must still have hope.”
— Vincent Van Gogh
― Mieko Kawakami, Heaven
when donna tartt in the secret history said “even more terrible, as we grow older, to learn that no person, no matter how beloved, can ever truly understand us” i fell to the floor and started sobbing and bleeding everywhere
“I was guilty and irritated and full of love and pain. I wanted to kick him and I wanted to take him in my arms.”
— James Baldwin, Giovanni’s Room
Yeah now we've entered the back pain stage
Art by @leahgardner-art
First glimpse of the Matterhorn along the AHR - Alpine Haute Route, June 2021
photo by: nature-hiking
Sometimes you see the moon during daylight because I miss you and I sent her to check in on you
love as recognition
anna gavalda / friedrich nietzsche / clarice lispector / jandy nelson / rebecca perry / mhairi mcfarlane