“That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons that history has to teach.”
— Aldous Huxley, “A Case of Voluntary Ignorance”, Collected Essays
"Your style has changed. What's with the blood-red eyeshadow?"
— "I don't want to look kind-hearted."
Lady Vengeance (2005) dir. Park Chan Wook
Meiko Kaji in Shurayuki Hime aka Lady Snowblood (1973)
Just went through the anti Daenerys tag and it’s genuinely filled with the most intellectually dishonest people ever. Just a gross misinterpretation of the text to fit a specific narrative they want. 😭 more than half of what they talk about isn’t even supported by the text or is only from the show.
St George Slaying the Dragon, Lisbon
by Jorge Colaço
“Allow yourself to be known, but not comprehended. No one will discern the limits of your talent, and thus no one will be disappointed.”
— Baltasar Gracián, The Art of Worldly Wisdom
TAMZIN MERCHANT as KATHERINE HOWARD
THE TUDORS (2010)
Rue Bennett, Euphoria, Season 1 Episode 7 "The Trials and Tribulations of Trying to Pee While Depressed"