“You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh
Every 21st century piece of writing advice: Make us CARE about the character from page 1! Make us empathize with them! Make them interesting and different but still relatable and likable!
Every piece of classic literature: Hi. It's me. The bland everyman whose only purpose is to tell you this story. I have no actual personality. Here's the story of the time I encountered the worst people I ever met in my life. But first, ten pages of description about the place in which I met them.
When i said i loved the slow burn trope, i meant in books not in life !!
“I thought the goddess of love would look…different.” The wrinkled old woman waved a dismissive hand, leaned closer, and smiled. “You are thinking of my daughter, the goddess of passion and romance. Dearie, I am the goddess of LOVE.”
Him*
yearning for her to the point it makes my fucking head hurt
الانسان لا يتوقف عن الحُب عندما يُجرح
يتوقف عن إظهار مشاعره فقط
Y’ALL HAVE TIME TO REBLOG THIS. IT TAKES LESS THAN FIVE SECONDS.
Miranda July, The First Bad Man
"Nothing made you. You just are."
These Violent Delights | Micah Nemerever
seduces u with evil tricks like caring about u and wanting to hear about ur day