The Great Red Dragon or The Master-Key to Popery, by Anthony Gavin (formerly one of the Roman Catholic priests of Saragossa); Boston: Samuel Jones, 1854.
“If evil means to be self-motivated, to be the center of one’s own universe, to live on one’s own terms, then every artist, every thinker, every original mind, is evil.”
—Janet Fitch, White Oleander (via larmoyante)
“Telling a story takes confidence. You have to believe people will care. You need the patience to pace it properly and the self-assurance to know you’re worthy of holding the floor.”
—Sadie Stein on the dismissiveness of the phrase “Guess you had to be there,” and other narrative struggles. (via theparisreview)
This artist is a god.
- me: are there any spirits listening
- ouija: yes are you alone
- me: yes
- ouija: haha nice whats up :P
- me: trying to contact my dead grandmother
- ouija: cool cool so what would u be doing if i was alive right now lol
the fade
“She quietly expected great things to happen to her, and no doubt that’s one of the reasons why they did.”
—Zelda Fitzgerald (via ablogwithaview)
(Source: elladotceron)
- person: can you smell that?
- me: [breathes deeply]
- me: it smells of....glitter...booze...and regret...
- me: Eurovision is coming