In Every Life There Are Events That Reshape One’s Sense Of Existence. Afterward, All Is Different And

Through the pursuit of beauty we shape the world as a home, and in doing so we both amplify our joys and find consolation for our sorrows.

Sir Roger Scruton, Why Beauty Matters

hey vampires! im very stupid and have so much blood

be handed a letter by your maid, break the wax seal, read it with dawning understanding and then slowly look up into the middle-distance with an ominous smirk. order your carriage to be prepared at once. 

you see a tiny sign planted in the ground. bending down to read, you just make out, in impossibly tiny script "a mundane clump of dirt; much beloved by god, like any other"

Tired of people talking about sex like Whatevvverrr get your head shrunken and attach it to a keychain

when frederico fellini said “i dont like the idea of ‘understanding’ a film” and when he said “i don’t believe that rational understanding is an essential element in the reception of any work of art” and he continued by saying “either a film has something to say to you or it hasn’t” and added “if you are moved by it you don’t need it exlpaind to you” and finished with “if not, no explanation can make you moved by it” and then closed it off entirely with a giant big black PERIODT 

This map of Paris from 1778 has an incredible level of detail, complete with individual gardens.