February 2012
42 posts
We are torn between nostalgia for the familiar and an urge for the foreign and...
– Carson McCullers (via creatingaquietmind)
thevirtualhermit:
This isn’t ‘goodnight, sweet dreams’
Common words and familiar phrases
That I type into my phone
To send to you through
Wires and miles and miles
It is my lips
Kissing your forehead
My voice low and soft
Murmuring ‘I love you’
Before I close my eyes
To sleep.
You get addicted to a certain kind of pain:... →
Mamihlapinatapei (Yagan, an indigenous language of Tierra del Fuego): The wordless yet meaningful look shared by two people who desire to initiate something, but are both reluctant to start. Oh yes, this is an exquisite word, compressing a thrilling and scary relationship moment. It’s that…
Teacher: A long time ago people thought there were only four elements. Can anyone guess what they were?
Me: Water. Earth. Fire. Air. Long ago, the four nations lived together in harmony. Then everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked. Only the Avatar, master of all four elements, could stop them, but when the world needed him most, he vanished.
Teacher:
Me:
teacher: what?
Me: what?
The scariest moment is always just before you start.
– Stephen King (via quietallure)
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why are pretty dresses so expensive? →
the dust dances too: rewind. →
thedustdancestoo:
if i walk backwards
to the birth of the day,
to the dawn,
could i start over?
could i be brave enough
(this time)
to be good?
brave enough
(this time)
to smile,
to forgive,
to cherish hope,
to embrace beauty,
to be selfless,
to be thankful,
to be kind,
and courageous?
if i found…
January 2012
99 posts
andrewharlow:
A video on tumblr worth watching. Anyone know where it’s originally from?