Going From

Fyodor Dostoevsky's manuscript draft of The Brothers Karamazov. via twitter

خاک میں ڈھونڈتے ہیں سونا لوگ،

ہم نے سونا سپردِخاک کیا۔

People search for gold on earth whereas I have entrusted my gold to earth.

Anwar Masood’s letter to his departed wife, Sadiqa Anwar.

LOVE LETTERS<333.

I'm a master of speaking silently. All my life I've spoken silently and I've lived through entire tragedies in silence

- Fyodor Dostoyevsky

ਲੋਹੇ ਨੂੰ ਹਥਿਆਰ ਬਣਾ ਕੇ

Lohe nu hathiyar bana ke

They forge weapons of iron

ਬੰਦੇ ਭੁੱਖ ਪਿਆਸ ਮਿਟਾ ਕੇ

Bande, bhukh, pyaas mita ke

They forget thirst, hunger and people

ਆਪੇ ਘੜੀਆਂ ਮੂਰਤੀਆਂ ਤੋਂ

Aape ghadiyan murtiyan to

They go confront the statues of God, sculpted by the same hands

ਰੋ-ਰੋ ਮਾਫੀ ਮੰਗ ਰਹੇ ਸਨ

Ro-Ro maafi mang rahe san

They cry for their sins and beg for forgiveness.

-ਸੁਰਜੀਤ ਪਾਤਰ

-Surjit Paatar

If you don't understand why someone has been grieving so much for so long, then consider yourself fortunate that you do not understand.

-Joanne Cacciatore

It is weird.

I'm just made up of all the people I fell in love with.

Ummmm g-guys... anyone wanna listen to talk to me about how much I miss her and am scared about the fact that I'll never get to see her again?

...anyone wanna talk about it?

I mean... this seemed like a good enough platform to ask

ਬੜੀ ਦੂਰੋਂ ਚੱਲ ਕੇ ਪਹੁੰਚੇ ਹਾਂ, ਇੰਜ ਨਾਂ ਸੱਜਣਾ ਬੂਹਾ ਢੋ।

Badi duro chall ke pahunche aa, inj na sajjna buha dho

ਮੇਰੇ ਕੋਲ ਨੇ ਗੱਲਾਂ ਦੋ, ਜਾਂ ਆਪਣਾ ਕਰ, ਜਾਂ ਮੇਰਾ ਹੋ।

Mere kol ne gallan do, ya aapna kar, ya mera ho

I've travelled miles to come see you, please do not shut the door

I just have two things to say to you, either be mine, or make me yours.

here's to finding someone who loves me as much as Franz Kafka loves whoever the fuck he wrote those letters for