Don't Hide In The Dark Because The Light Will Shine Again ♡ (trans. Doolsetbangtan)

"To walk among the falling leaves

And breathe the autumn air..."

— Laura Jaworski

they're precious I'm crying

A Netflix Mike Flanagan horror series? More like “damn this house is really fucked up, here’s how in 10 or less episodes”

— Nizar Qabbani

"Violet: You ambushed me. In front of everyone.

Me: Would you have worked with me if I hadn't?

Violet: I would have gotten out of it so I didn't have to do it to begin with. Why do you want me to do this project with you anyway?

Me: Because our mountain is waiting.

Violet: What's that supposed to mean?

Me: It means maybe you never dreamed of seeing Indiana, but, in addition to the fact that we're required to do this for school, and I've volunteered - okay, ambushed - you into being my partner, here's what I think: I think I've got a map in my car that wants to be used, and I think there are places we can go that need to be seen. Maybe no one else will ever visit them and appreciate them or take the time to think they're important, but maybe even the smallest places mean something. And if not, maybe they can mean something to us."

-from "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven

富士山 Mt. Fuji by Masayuki Nozaki

Acknowledging that “critical thinking” means “thinking about things in a thorough way from different perspectives” and not “finding every flaw in a thing and fixating on it until all the joy is gone” is so liberating.

It’s supposed to be about intellectual curiosity, not about finding ways to devalue things that aren’t perfect or that we personally dislike.