Hélène Cixous, From Hélène Cixous, Rootprints

"Aafton ke dour mein chein ki ghari hai tu."

"In the era of calamities, you're a moment of peace."

- Nasir Kasmi

All my grief says the same thing— this isn't how it's supposed to be. And the world laughs, holds my hope by my throat, says: but this is how it is.

Fortesa Latifi // The Truth About Grief

10 inventions created by women.

Ah, fine literature.

Pt.2

Students,

If you're wearing the same sweats over and over and eating badly and drinking too much caffeine, you're not a depressed student.

You're just stuck in the second half of The Secret History.

I actually think eldest daughters should be allowed at least one instance in their entire lives to just completely lose their shit

ngl i love seeing boobs. gotta be in my top ten

“Traumatized people chronically feel unsafe inside their bodies: The past is alive in the form of gnawing interior discomfort. Their bodies are constantly bombarded by visceral warning signs, and, in an attempt to control these processes, they often become expert at ignoring their gut feelings and in numbing awareness of what is played out inside. They learn to hide from their selves.”

— Bessel van der Kolk, The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

Litany in Which Certain Things Are Crossed Out, Richard Siken // sage, OnlyOneOf // religion (u can lay your hands on me), Shura // cover for MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name), Lil Nas X & The Creation of Adam, Michelangelo // Saying Your Names, Richard Siken // God In Jeans, Ryan Beatty // In Bed, The Kiss, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec // Take Me to Church, Hozier // Heaven On Earth, The Platters // Still Don’t Know My Name, Labrinth // photo of Lily Elsie and Adrienne Augarde & Rachel at the Well, Giacomo del Po // As an Experiment, Kerry Banazek // Worship, Years & Years // John Keats

considering making edgar allan poe’s works into my entire personality.