-Margaret Atwood, Selected Poems 1: 1965-1975

Ernest Hemingway, from his novel titled "A Farewell To Arms," originally publ. in 1929

“look what i can do!”

Spider plushies by plaything_co

(You’ve chosen to not remember this part.)

Sometimes it is your fault.. Sometimes you don’t listen well enough, you’re selfish, you’re rude and you aren’t always right. Sometimes you fucked it up and tbh that’s okay. It happens, learn from it, apologize and keep it moving. Just because you fucked up doesn’t mean you’re a bad person. Don’t dwell on it

“Everything is burning, my soul, body, outside, inside, heart, flesh. Do you understand? Do you really understand?”

María Casares, from a letter to Albert Camus written c. March 1952

Mary Oliver, from “Marengo.” [ID in alt text]

kafka

For old times sake is actually such a heartbreaking and beautiful sentiment. Like, let’s do it for the love that used to be here. It is reason enough.