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"𝘞𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴." — 𝘓𝘦𝘷 𝘝𝘺𝘨𝘰𝘵𝘴𝘬𝘺

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Poetry is the language of the soul

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ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴋᴇꜱᴛ ᴏꜰ ʟɪʙʀᴀʀɪᴇꜱ

P.D. As I do requests, I'll intertwine some dark academia mbs here and there...

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My "100% Australian wool" is "made in China". They shipped this stuff halfway around the world, spun it, dyed it, then shipped it back. Every time I see shit like this I'm reminded of how absurd it is that worldwide wage inequality makes this the most cost effective solution.

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There is nothing better than returning to a text years later and palpably feeling the way your literary criticism skills have expanded since the last time you engaged with the text. It literally feels like you’ve unlocked more text per text each time.

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Fairy Tales are a necessity because they dare speak the truths that the world never wants to hear;

That adults are cruel to children.

That you will suffer injustice, but that doesn't give you the right to be unjust to others.

That there are negative consequences to indulging vices.

That upholding moral principles is always the better path, even in the face of hardship.

That you will die someday.

And that inspite of all the bad in the world, it is worth persevering and finding the love and joy that is out there.

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I ❤️ MY PUBLIC LIBRARY

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Only tormented souls can love unconditionally for knowing the depths and uniqueness of pain and suffering

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I stopped crying after realizing that my pain and suffering were just an amusement, I was miserable and they confused me as a jester

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The real thing with ADHD is not "I forgot", but that forgetting is this ongoing process. I remembered! And then I forgot.

At ten this (hypothetical) morning I remembered that I have a meeting at six. And then from 11 through 3 I worked on other stuff and had zero thoughts about that meeting. Maybe even thought about what I was gonna do with my evening at home. Got attached to the idea of taking the time to make a good dinner, maybe play some video games.

And then at three I said, "Oh! Fuck!" and remembered again, hopefully long enough to set an alarm. And then I went to the bathroom and remembered that I need to clean the counter and spent twenty minutes cleaning the bathroom and went to get a snack and then at five I said, "OH! FUCK!" and had to scramble to dress like a real adult and get out the door.

It isn't one clean forgetting. It's a constant process of forgetting and then, with an exhausting adrenaline spike, remembering. And then forgetting. Baby, I can forget the same thing more times in a day than you ever forgot your parents' anniversary.

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[on the verge of having a complete breakdown] i need to make some kind of list or perhaps sort things into categories

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No children are allowed in the Library of Congress.

It's not that kind of library.

In other words...

You are being lied to

again