Ocean Vuong, from “Someday I’ll Love Ocean Vuong”, Night Sky With Exit Wounds

Unpopular opinion: Being intelligent isn’t an excuse for being unkind.

I’m so sorry but in the nicest way possible do yall actually read books or just read words??? Cause I’ve been seeing that trend of people not understanding how “snarled” and “eyes darkened” and “eyes softened” etc. was used in a book and like…

Genuinely, do yall just not have imagination?? Or not understand figurative language??? Also eyes do literally darken and soften have you not lived a life??? How do you read with no imagination? Is this how you get through so many books in one month - you simply don’t take the time the understand the words as they are read?

You should never have shame about your academic journey. It's a journey. You're growing and learning. You're going to face challenges alone for one of the first times in your life. Shit's hard. It's ok to struggle.

I haven't had a pretty journey at all. I'm graduating with a bachelor's degree at 25. I've been in college nonstop since I was 18. I've failed a lot of classes and had to go part time. So many things have happened. But I will have the degree. And that degree is worth the exact same as someone who got it in 3 years. The knowledge I have is mine to keep.

How I got here doesn't matter. I'm here. I am going to graduate in a few months. I have won this chapter of my life. And to those who try to shame me for how I got here and how long it took, I pray that you never experience the things I have that have made it take long. May you live a life of comfort and luxury and have hands soft as silk until you die. And hopefully I will get the same grace from the universe eventually.

“you will never be too much for someone who can’t get enough of you”

— Unknown

fellow Americans what the hell do we do now???

and this is when i started lying. let me make your misunderstandings easier for you <3

“I stopped explaining myself when I realized people only understand from their level of perception.”

— Unknown

I always remind myself if I wasn’t me I would want the things I have now.

if it ain’t like this i don’t want it (probably why i’m still single)

“A healthy relationship is where two independent people just make a deal that they will help the other person be the best version of themselves.”

— Unknown

'katja filippova, fashion, 1987-9' in the russians by a.f. vandevorst - katharina prospekt (2005)