““Read A Thousand Books, And Your Words Will Flow Like A River.””

my favorite latin phrases

serva me, servabo te- save me and I will save you

venti, vidi, vici- I came, I saw, I conquered

capax infiniti- holding infinity

ita vero- thus indeed

mea vita- my life (in reference to someone)

amata- beloved

ad astra per aspera- to the stars through difficulties

stēllāns- having the appearance of stars

amera vita- love life

Gras es noster- The future is ours

The Louvre // Lorde

*dives out the window* the forest is calling my name

young and beautiful by lana del rey plays and I'm immediately seized by the desire to dress in a glorious suit and stare out the window longingly at my unrequited love who lives across the bay. who will never be with me.

listen bro. u gotta have frivolities or else life is meaningless

sorry i can’t hang out today, i read a richard siken poem so now i have to cry for ten hours

as imperceptibly as grief - emily dickinson / picnic at hanging rock dir. peter weir / a summer wasting - belle & sebastian / jordan tiberio / nervous young inhumans - car seat headrest / little women dir. greta gerwig / francis forever - mitski / 4 aventures de reinette et mirabelle dir. éric rohmer / aristotle and dante discover the secrets of the universe - benjamin alire sáenz

how to feel dark academic

write words and their definitions on your wrists

put flowers in your heavy books

write short poems all over your arms

always carry a notebook

wear a brown coat filled with papers

read 'forbidden books' at night

light your room up with a rusty lantern

spend your evenings with tea / coffee

be happy when you get to write an essay

read ancient stories

mention random mythology facts to friends

read sappho (seriously)

wander in the woods

notes. on. arms.

stargazing on cozy nights

sleep with books under your pillows

learn latin and greek phrases

read on school / job breaks

visit libraries

Classic literature

I get why people say dark academia is not healthy but let’s talk about the romanticism. I read again and again poems of things so trivial one might just take them for granted or overlook them, yet the poets give them life and importance and beauty. This way of falling in love with an open window, the light tap of the rain, the endless piles of books, the sunshine peeking through the curtains. This is what dark academia is really about. Making poetry out of overlooked events