#but not literature

[mysecretboringlife]

there is nothing as useless as to study literature as a science student

dont get me wrong, i love reading, but i couldnt care less about some misogynist dude that wrote some books 2 centuries ago

[prokopetz]

If you're lamenting the fact that you used to be able to shoot through a 500-page novel in like a day when you were in middle school and now you can't, it's worth bearing in mind that a big part of that is because when you were in middle school, your reading comprehension sucked. Yes, mental health and the stresses of adult life can definitely be factors, but it's also the case that reading is typically more effortful as an adult because you've learned to Ponder The Implications. The material isn't just skimming over the surface of your brain anymore, and some of the spoons you used to spend on maximising your daily page count are now spent on actually thinking about what you're reading!

[butchdonne]

what studying literature feels like

[lucidloving]

@roach-works // Melissa Broder, "Problem Area" // Mary Oliver, "The Return" // @annavonsyfert // Koyoharu Gotouge, Demon Slayer // Haruki Murakami, Dance Dance Dance // David Levithan, How They Met and Other Stories // Tennessee Williams, Notebooks

[poetryforall]

-Rumi

[letsbelonelytogetherr]

– Audrey Hepburn

[becomingvecna]

— David Cronenberg, Consumed

[joytri]

[fromdarzaitoleeza]

{Words by Anaïs Nin, from The Diary Of Anais Nin, Vol. 4 (1944-1947) / Cynthia Cruz from diagnosis,The glimmering room}

[wedarkacademia]

- Evelyn Waugh, from Brideshead Revisited (1945)

[shisasan]

Anaïs Nin, Delta of Venus, originally published: 1977

[bebx]

[thoughtcascades]

idk how to flirt but i can make things awkward if you're into that

[whendidmythoughtsgocrazy]

If hurting me does not hurt you, you don’t love me. You’re using me.

k.b // by jerry flowers jr

[poetryforall]

[letsbelonelytogetherr]

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