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margaery tyrell had brought a great bouquet of golden roses. she placed them ostentatiously at the foot of lord tywin's bier but kept one back and held it beneath her nose as she took her seat. so the girl is as clever as she is pretty. tommen could do a deal worse for a queen. others have.

game of thrones meme: [1/1] king or queen.

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Do you love me?

A Walk to Remember (2002) dir. Adam Shankman

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But, he's out there alone, and probably scared.

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Superman cast share their hopes for their characters' future

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DAVID CORENSWET as SUPERMAN/CLARK KENT

Superman (2025) dir. James Gun

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"...and now, I give it to you."

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They’re soulmates but one of them is infact trying to choke the other to death with the red string of fate tying them together

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me when i get a taste of my own personality thru someone else:  GOD i can not STAND them

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an illustration i've made for litjoy crate edition of "the stolen heir" by holly black 🦊

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people in books and tv shows are always getting so upset they throw an untouched meal in the trash. that would never be me. i'd receive the worst news of my life and still be like Let me put this in the fridge.

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FILMS WATCHED IN 2025: 16. A Little Princess (1995)

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Before Sunrise (1995) dir. Richard Linklater

Isn't everything we do in life a way to be loved a little more?inine

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Look, love is not something we wind up, something we set or control. Love is just like art: a force that comes into our lives without any rules, expectations or limitations. Love like art, must always be free.

SENSE8 (2015 - 2018) cr. Lana and Lilly Wachowski, J. Michael Straczynski

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daily affirmations

I know why i am like this and i will never do anything about it

Psychologists could never help meee

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Those "modern fairy tales where the princess saves herself" types of books not only misrepresent the gender roles in fairy tales (there are tons of stories where girls get to save the day), but they fundamentally misunderstand the entire genre.

Fairy tales aren't about saving yourself.

These aren't epic myths or heroic legends about the great warriors who slay every monster in their path because they're so awesome. Fairy tales are almost always about ordinary, even incompetent, people who get thrown into strange situations where they only succeed because of the help of others.

It's not a gendered thing. The boy who goes off to seek his fortune is usually the dim-witted third son whose older brothers are the strong, smart ones. The third son succeeds because he is kind to the magical helpers who then complete the tasks for him--and the exact same thing happens when a girl is the main character.

The characters in a fairy tale rarely succeed because they embrace their own strength and take their own path. Much more often, they are told step-by-step what to do, and they succeed because they obey--respecting the wisdom of others.

The core virtue of a fairy tale is not pride, but humility. It's not a story about the strong, but those who are weak, small, helpless. The people who can't do it all on their own, but can recognize the worth and wisdom of others.

Turning this story into a "girl power" (or even a "boy power") story warps it into something that is fundamentally the opposite of a fairy tale, and it has nothing to do with the gender of the main character.

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DIRTY DANCING (1987) dir. Emile Ardolino

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um sorry for moaning when you stabbed me. it's been a really long time since anyone touched me like that