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Epigraph from 'Kairos' by Jenny Erpenbeck

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indélébile indelible prénom first name savoir to know que that, which, who aller to go céder  to give, to give in première (f.) the first, earliest comment how faire to make, to do vriller to twist, to spin, to spiral  connaître to know chanson (f.) song mentir to lie envie (f.) desire, envy et j’en passe and i could go on, and so on ressentir to feel corps (m.) body tête (f.) head toujours always, still bail (m.) (slang) thing, stuff je le sens i feel it cœur (m.) heart veine (f.) vein parfum (m.) perfume, scent ancrer to anchor drap (m.) sheet pensée (f.) thought rêver to dream se défiler to slip away replonger to plunge something back into encore still — i hope this is helpful! please let me know if there are any mistakes.

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Natalie Haynes, from 'Stone Blind'

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reminder to keep active this exam season. get away from your desk, go for walks, enjoy the spring. keep going to the gym if that's something you do. not only is it good for your body, you'll feel better too and it'll help relieve stress

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dropping by to remind you that it is okay to:

♡ not have it all together

♡ not feel comfortable with the people you love 24/7

♡ not feel like doing anything at all

♡ feel upset at yourself ( just don’t dwell on it for too long! )

♡ feel angry / irritated / unhappy

♡ be tired

♡ take a break for yourself

🤍 you are loved / heard / seen / wanted. 🤍

with love,

ying.

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i love it when you read multiple works from a writer and you start being able to pick out the things that stick with them. like the themes they keep thinking about, that can’t be satisfied with just one poem or novel or story. or the motifs they like to reuse and recycle throughout their works like an extradiagetic thread. it’s like drawing a map through a writer’s collection of all the things that keep them up at night

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even if you feel like you aren't qualified for something, my best advice is to apply anyway. it's up to the people behind whatever you apply to to decide that, not you. apply to that fellowship, send in that abstract, send that application to that school or that summer program. you'll be surprised with all the doors that open when you do.

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a winter studying aesthetic

warming your hands on a mug of coffee, tea, or hot chocolate

settling in to study under a pile of blankets

short days, waking for your first class while it’s still dark

your favorite sweater, worn and wearing thin 

walking from one class to the next, face shielded from the wind by a hand-knitted scarf

writing even as your fingers grow stiff with cold

a glow of warm, flickering candlelight

getting distracted by snow falling just outside your window

working diligently, pushing through to the end of the semester

deep, calming breaths before a big test that turn to fog in the frigid air

a glimpse of the sun, low on the horizon

long novels piled on your bedside table

taking a study break to have a snowball fight with your friends

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i've been thinking a lot about this recently so i figured i'd share: i once had a professor say "don't let perfect become the enemy of good" and i think that's a very hard thing to learn for a lot of us but it's also a very important thing to learn. it's very easy to get caught up in this idea that things need to be perfect (or even just one specific way) even if what we have is already good, and that mindset can be really toxic and harmful in a lot of ways. i guess what i'm trying to say here is it's okay to just do good work. hell, it's okay to do mediocre or even downright bad work. you don't have to be perfect all the time to make your work worthwhile.

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you’re getting there.

everytime you try again, you’re getting there.

everytime you get up and face another day, everytime you find yourself smiling, everytime you get through a rough patch, everytime you encourage or help someone else, everytime you do something you love.

you’re always getting there.

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そしたら then 楽しい (たのしい) enjoyable; fun 君, キミ (きみ) you (considered rude if you’re not on close terms with the person) だけ only; just 持つ (もつ) to hold; to carry; to possess 特別 (とくべつ) special とけあう to melt together 完璧 (かんぺき) perfect; complete; flawless 教える (おしえる) to teach; to inform; to instruct ホントのトコロ (ほんとのところ) the truth; the real story 笑える (わらえる) to be made to laugh 全部 (ぜんぶ) all; entire; whole; altogether でも but; however 足りる (たりる) to be sufficient; to be enough みたい like; sort of; similar to; resembling やめる to stop; to cease; to end; to quit 今 (いま) now; just now まで until; till; to; up to 一番 (いちばん) best; first; number one 夏 (なつ) summer 同じ (おなじ) same; identical なら if; in case 永い (ながい) long 夢 (ゆめ) dream 見る (みる) to see; to look; to watch 知る (しる) to know; to understand; to feel; to be acquainted with 波打つ (なみうつ) to dash against; to undulate; to wave; to heave; to beat fast 抱き締める (だきしめる) to hug someone close; to hold someone tight 良い (よい) good; excellent; fine; nice; okay 満たす (みたす) to satisfy; to fulfill; to fill 甘い (あまい) sweet; delicious この this (something or someone close to the speaker) 世界 (せかい) world

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i hope this is helpful! please let me know if there are any mistakes.