— Anaïs Nin, The Diary Of Anaïs Nin, Vol. 1: 1931-1934

(I’m the crazy one who thinks that words reach people)

Anne Sexton, from ‘A Self-Portrait in Letters’ ⁠— W. D. Snodgrass, 11th January 1959

Making amends (panel 1 and 2).

Danez Smith, Don't Call Us Dead

We do not need to get rid of anger in order to give up hatred.

We do not need to renounce enjoyment in order to give up desire.

We do not need to neglect our safety in order to give up fear.

Cease to indulge the feelings that, while pretending to be necessary, actually destroy the world.

To The Substitute Art Teacher - Jordan Bolton

Absolutely insane lines to just drop in the middle of an academic text btw. Feeling so normal about this.

[ A Critical History of English Literature, Vol. 1, Prof. David Daiches, first published in 1960 ]

Brené Brown, Daring Greatly

What a year this week has been.