Defencelesslove - "let Me Dwell In The Fullness Of Summer"

Trenton, New Jersey, ca. 1950

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― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

[text ID: People have forgotten this truth," the fox said. "But you mustn’t forget it. You become responsible forever for what you’ve tamed. You’re responsible for your rose.]

if you hold on to that yearning for too long it becomes indistinguishable from cowardice

one of the hardest things to learn as a depressed former Gifted Kid™ is that half-assed is better than nothing. take the 50%, 40%, even 20% job. scrubbing your face is better than not taking a shower at all. picking up your clothes is better than never cleaning. nibbling on some bread is better than starving.

DO THINGS HALFWAY. NOW YOU’RE 100% BETTER OFF THAN YOU WERE BEFORE.

behind the scenes of phantom thread (paul thomas anderson, 2017)

Frankly some of you should be hornier over weirder shit. The fear of being too genuine is the enemy of art. Be a bit of a pervert. It's good for the health. Doesn't have to be a sexual thing just own up to being a bit obsessed in some cringe shit it's fine.

Quattro strade, dir. Alice Rohrwacher (2020)