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The inner state of his soul might be compared to a demolished building, which has been demolished so that from it a new one could be built; but the new one has not been started yet, because the infinitive plan has not yet come from the architect and the workers are left in perplexity.

Nikolai Gogol, Dead Souls. (via russianist)

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Okna

W ciemnych pokojach, w których moje dni mozolne przeżywam, ciągle chodzę od ściany do ściany, próbując znaleźć okna. To będzie pociecha, kiedy choć jedno okno wreszcie się otworzy. Lecz żadnych okien nie ma albo ich nie umiem znaleźć. I może lepiej, że ich nie znajduję. Może światło okaże się nową tyranią. Któż to wie, jakie rzeczy nieznane odsłoni.

Konstandinos Kawafis

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hawaii, 1966

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Midsummer moods, by the lake, Finland (by Milamai)

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I like hearing the chirping of cravings and the sea-rustle of dreams. I like hearing you talk about your love and your future. You possess what is needed for success in this world: hope.

Nikos Kazantzakis, from a letter to Andonis Anemoyannis c. Dec. 1903 (via violentwavesofemotion)

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I have an extremely profound sadness, disturbance, uneasiness, abrupt alternation of insane joy and the most unbearable anguish. My entire mind is storming.

Nikos Kazantzakis, from a letter to Ioannis Zervos wr. c. September 1912 (via violentwavesofemotion)

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by Giovanni Esposito

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Amy Hood by Jonathan Leder

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There's a light that shines on Persephone Always a fire in her eyes

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Ewa Krzyżewska and Zbigniew Cybulski in Zbrodniarz i panna, 1963,

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Excuse me, your majesty, do you think I would give vodka to a lady? That is pure spirit!

cat, Mikhail Bulhakov, The Master and Margarita (1967)

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mood

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Alain Delon & Romy Schneider circa 1961

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