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The Birth of Venus by Henry Courtney Selous (1852)

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every day i wonder why i'm not living in a dark castle with secret passageways and rooms filled with books

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Victorian Pearl Jewelry.

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“all men are intellectuals, one could therefore say: but not all men have in society the function of intellectuals. . . . this means that, although one can speak of intellectuals, one cannot speak of non-intellectuals, because non-intellectuals do not exist.”

— antonio gramsci, the intellectuals

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“I love sleep. My life has the tendency to fall apart when I’m awake, you know?”

— Ernest Hemingway

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"dark academia" books would be a lot more enjoyable if they weren't all rich twats (+ one inevitable scholarship kid drawn into the circle of posh fuckery)

like. make them all broke students who are using cornershop wine and reheated pizza for their rituals and contemplating making demonic bargains to pay their rent and i'm immediately a lot less annoyed with everybody involved and a lot more interested in where the story is going

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“I’m in a joy that one can die from. Sweet exhaustion in talking to you. But there’s hope.”

— Clarice Lispector, Água Viva

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may you all be blessed with the smell of old books and coffee today

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Gaspi doesn’t want me to do my homework 😅

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"Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is just opinion."

- Democritus

(Link to a Halloween inspired, fall dark academia playlist - updating frequently, because I'm loving the weather)

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still onto those envsci notes + hot cocoa

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studying in sunlight is good for the soul 🕯

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The Forcibly Bewitched aka “The Devil’s Lamp” (detail) - Francisco de Goya, 1798.

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okay so y’all know how it’s common for your personality to change when you’re speaking a different language right so yes i was today years old when i realized that, not only does my personality change when i’m speaking english instead of my native language, but my texting style and structure completely changes too and i sound like a totally different person wow how crazy is that

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who needs swag when you have class

…ical music

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[8.10.2020]

had a productive study date with my friend at the university today!

⭐️ the studyblr community challenge day 2: explain your studyblr url

ooooh i don’t know if i have anything to explain. i created this blog at the age of 15 i think and haven’t changed it since heh i guess i just wanted something science related and this is what i came up with. kinda like it to, feels like me

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55/100 days of productivity

Just a lot of reading.